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Breaching the Eder by Simon Smith. On the night of 16th / 17th May 1943, Lancasters of 617 Squadron under the command of Wing Commander Guy Gibson attacked the hydroelectric dams of the Ruhr. Five of the aircraft that successfully attacked and breached the Mohne flew onto the Eder, only three with the Upkeep bombs still on board. Whilst there was no flak, the approach, over difficult terrain, was hazardous and a tremendous test of skills of the crews involved. Pilot Officer Les Knights aircraft, AFN, can be seen having just dropped the last of the groups bombs, which actually breached the dam, and is climbing steeply to avoid the hill behind the dam. Item Code : DHM2407 Breaching the Eder by Simon Smith. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 750 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) Artist : Simon Smith £10 Off! Now : £90.00 Signed limited edition of 650 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm) Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Sutherland, Frederick E Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Simon Smith SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Breaching the Dams by Nicolas Trudgian. The Mohne Dam gives way as David Maltbys Lancaster releases its bomb to deliver the coup de grace on the night of 16th / 17th May 1943. Guy Gibson, nearest, and Mick Martin, having already dropped their bombs, make dummy runs with lights on to draw enemy fire. Item Code : DHM2693 Breaching the Dams by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 22 inches (84cm x 56cm) Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Chalmers, George Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Edward Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Douglas E Died : 2002 Sergeant Douglas E Webb (deceased) Mr Webb flew 27 missions as a gunner on Lancaster bombers before being selected in March 1943 for the 617 Squadron, which attacked the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams - flooding the German war industry. He passed away in 2002. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 22 inches (84cm x 56cm) Chalmers, George Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Edward Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Douglas E Died : 2002 Sergeant Douglas E Webb (deceased) Mr Webb flew 27 missions as a gunner on Lancaster bombers before being selected in March 1943 for the 617 Squadron, which attacked the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams - flooding the German war industry. He passed away in 2002. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 75 publisher proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 22 inches (84cm x 56cm) Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Chalmers, George Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Edward Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Douglas E Died : 2002 Sergeant Douglas E Webb (deceased) Mr Webb flew 27 missions as a gunner on Lancaster bombers before being selected in March 1943 for the 617 Squadron, which attacked the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams - flooding the German war industry. He passed away in 2002. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £100 Off! Now : £300.00 In 1 Pack View Portfolio edition of 10 artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 22 inches (84cm x 56cm) Heal, Dudley P Died : 1999 Sergeant Dudley P Heal Sergeant Dudley Heal Navigator AJ-F, born 1916 Hampshire. RAF 1940 Uxbridge 29.3.1940 Reserve 30.3.1940 Uxbridge 8.5.1940 4 RC 14.5.1940 Wyton 1.6.1940 Southampton 20.6.1940 53 OTU 10.3.1941 1 RW 10.5.1941 8 ITW 17.5.1941 PTC,Toronto,Canada 19.7.1941 31 PD 18.11.1941 Moncton 31 PD 9.5.1942 3 PDC 18.5.1942 3 (O) AFU 20.6.1942 19 OTU 18.8.1942 434 Squadron 22.12.1942 44 Squadron 4.2.1943 (6 ops) 617 Squadron 25.3.1943 navigator aw Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE McCarthy, Joe C (companion print) Died : 1998 Flight Lieutenant Joe C McCarthy (deceased) In March 1943, a special Royal Air Force (RAF) unit, 617 Squadron, was created to try a new tactic--low altitude bombing using deep penetration bombs that weighed from 9,500 to 22,000 pounds. Their first targets were three dams in the Ruhr industrial area of western Germany: the Mohne, the Eder, and the Sorpe. These dams supplied water for Ruhr steel mills and hydroelectric power. Twenty Avro Lancaster bombers were specially modified for this mission to carry a new, rotating skip bomb that would Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Walker, Danny R (companion print) NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Danny R Walker Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Ken (companion print) Died : 2002 Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased) Born 20th August 1920. Joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941, and joined No.617 Sqn in 1943. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-F, he attacked the Sorpe Dam. Ken Brown died 23rd December 2002. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Chalmers, George Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant George Chalmers DFC DFM (deceased) George Alexander Chalmers was born on February 12 1921 at Peterhead in Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Academy before working briefly at a local Crosse & Blackwell factory and joining the RAF as a boy entrant. After boy's service and qualifying as a wireless operator and air-gunner, Chalmer joined the RAF in 1938. Geogre Chalmers was posted to No 10, a two-engine Whitley bomber squadron at Dishforth, Yorkshire, from where he took part in leaflet-dropping operations over Germany after Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, Edward Died : 2002 Flight Lieutenant Edward Johnson (deceased) He joined the RAFVR early in the war, serving with 50 and 106 Squadrons. When he joined 617 Squadron in 1943 he was the bomb aimer on Lancaster AJ-N piloted by Les Knight on the Dambusters raid. During that raid they first attacked the Mohne Dam and then went on to attack and actually breach the Eder Dam, for which he was awarded the DFC. Later in 1943 he was shot down but evaded capture and during a two month journey returned to England via Holland, France, Spain and Gibraltar. Sadly, Edwar Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S (companion print) Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Webb, Douglas E Died : 2002 Sergeant Douglas E Webb (deceased) Mr Webb flew 27 missions as a gunner on Lancaster bombers before being selected in March 1943 for the 617 Squadron, which attacked the Mohne, Sorpe, and Eder dams - flooding the German war industry. He passed away in 2002. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Oancia, Stefan (companion print) Died : 1999 Sergeant Stefan Oancia DFM (deceased) Born in Stonehenge, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1923, Sgt. Stefan Oancia enlisted in the RCAF on the 1st ofAugust 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 4 December 1941), No.3 AOS (graduated 13 March 1942), No.2 BGS (graduated 25 April 1942) and No.1 ANS (graduated 25 May 1942) and was the bomb aimer on F/Sgt. Kenneth W Brown's Lancaster ( AJ-F Freddie). He survived the raid and the war and was awarded the DFM, presented at Buckingham Palace on 22nd June 1943. Sadly he passed away on the 15th Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

A Lucky Escape by Ivan Berryman. Flying low across the North Sea en route to the Sorpe Dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943 as part of Operation Chastise, Flying Officer Geoff Rice's Lancaster ED936(G) clipped a large wave, ripping the Upkeep bomb from its mountings and pitching the aircraft into the sea. Somehow, in just a split second, Rice managed to haul AJ-H back into the air, but the aircraft had ingested a huge amount of water and, as Rice put his Lancaster into a climb to head back to Scampton, rear gunner Sgt S Burns and his turret were almost swept away as the water rushed to the back of the aircraft. AJ-H returned to Scampton otherwise unscathed and took no further part in the Dams Raids. Item Code : B0430 A Lucky Escape by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 30 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm) Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £30 Off! Now : £60.00 Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm) Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £50 Off! Now : £70.00 Signed limited edition of 30 artist proofs. Image Size 13.4 inches x 9.4 inches (34cm x 24cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6) Artist : Ivan Berryman £20 Off! Now : £55.00 Presentation edition of 2 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm) Sutherland, Frederick E (clipped) Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S (clipped) Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £370.00 Signed limited edition of 300 prints. Image Size 13.4 inches x 9.4 inches (34cm x 24cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6) Artist : Ivan Berryman £15 Off! Now : £40.00 Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Size 18 inches x 13 inches (46cm x 33cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £220.00 Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Size 13 inches x 9 inches (33cm x 23cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 In 1 Pack View

Spirit of 617 Squadron by Michael Turner. A Tornado follows a Lancaster over the Derwentwater Dam. Item Code : GT0072 Spirit of 617 Squadron by Michael Turner. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Open edition print. Paper size 20 inches x 17 inches (52cm x 43cm) none £36.00

Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders. Operation Chastise, the plan to destroy the mighty Ruhr dams, was bold, audacious and dangerous. It was also set to become one of the most legendary combat missions ever undertaken in the history of aviation warfare. In late February 1943 a unique decision was taken by the RAF to form the now legendary 617 Squadron, a highly specialised unit within Bomber Command. Its task was to be the destruction of the huge Möhne, Sorpe and Eder dams, which provided vital services to German industry. Tasked with providing the crews for this new squadron was the young, outstanding, bomber and night-fighter pilot Wing Commander Guy Gibson, already a veteran of 174 bomber operations. On 21st March 1943 the unit was formed at RAF Scampton under his command, and the chosen men had just eight weeks to prepare for the task in hand. Item Code : DHM6001 Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 425 prints. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm) Image size 25.5 inches x 16.5 inches (65cm x 44cm) Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stevens, Maureen Died : 2018 Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Anthony Saunders £110.00 In 8 Pairs and 1 Pack View Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm) Image size 25.5 inches x 16.5 inches (65cm x 44cm) Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stevens, Maureen Died : 2018 Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Anthony Saunders SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm) Image size 25.5 inches x 16.5 inches (65cm x 44cm) Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stevens, Maureen Died : 2018 Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Anthony Saunders £475.00 Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (81cm x 61cm) Image size 25.5 inches x 16.5 inches (65cm x 44cm) Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Stevens, Maureen Died : 2018 Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Anthony Saunders £300.00

Undetected by Ivan Berryman. En route to the Ruhr Dams on the night of 16/17 May 1943, P/O W C Townsend, demonstrating great skill, flew his aircraft, ED886(G) 'O'- Orange below tree-top height through a forest firetrap on his way to the Ennepe Dam, a feat carried out by moonlight alone. AJ-O made it successfully to its target where the Upkeep bomb was observed to hit the dam, but with no effect, before returning safely to base the following morning. Item Code : B0469 Undetected by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints. Image size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm) Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £50 Off! Now : £70.00 In 1 Pack View Limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm) Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £50 Off! Now : £90.00 Large Size Limited edition of 5 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £200.00 Large Size Limited edition of 10 giclee art prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £10 Off! Now : £145.00 Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £220.00 Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £500 Off! Now : £1100.00 Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 In 1 Pack View

Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman. Tracer fire streaks past two Dambuster Lancasters of No.617 Sqn as the decisive Barnes-Wallace bouncing bomb skips towards the dam in the moonlit background. Fire from the already burning buildings lights up the front face of the dam and reflects off the aircraft as they throttle up to make good their escape. Item Code : IBF0060 Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 20 giclee art prints. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £145.00 Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £180.00 Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £5 Off! Now : £70.00 Small limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £10 Off! Now : £48.00 Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £400.00 Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90

Tragedy at the Eder by Ivan Berryman. Following the successful attack on the Mohne dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943, three Lancasters of 617 Sqn turned their attention to the Eder, some twelve minutes flying time away, accompanied by Wing Commander Guy Gibson to oversee the next attack. After several aborted attempts to obtain the correct height and direction for their bomb run by Flight Lieutenant Shannon (AJ-L) and Squadron Leader H E Maudslay (AJ-Z), Gibson called in Maudslay to try again. During his second approach, he released his Upkeep bomb too late. It struck the top of the dam wall and bounced back into the air where it exploded right behind Maudslay's aircraft, lighting up the entire valley and causing considerable damage to the aircraft that had dropped it. Despite what must have been crippling damage, AJ-Z did manage to limp away from the scene and begin the return journey, but Maudslay and all his crew were sadly lost when their aircraft was shot down by flak at Emmerich-Klein-Netterdn. The Eder wa......... More Text... Item Code : B0427 Tragedy at the Eder by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £15 Off! Now : £35.00 In 18 Packs View Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman Half Price! Now : £35.00 Presentation edition of 5 prints. Size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm) Sutherland, Frederick E (clipped) Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S (clipped) Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L (clipped) Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £300.00 Dambuster Edition of 100 prints. Size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm) Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Ivan Berryman £30 Off! Now : £60.00 Limited edition of 10 giclee canvas prints. Size 18 inches x 13 inches (46cm x 33cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman (on separate certificate) £100 Off! Now : £220.00 Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Size 13 inches x 9 inches (33cm x 23cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 In 1 Pack View Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Size 11.5 inches x 9 inches (30cm x 23cm) Artist : Ivan Berryman £35 Off! Now : £25.00 Better Than Half Price!

The Legend Lives On by A Bramham. 50th Anniversary tribute to 617 Squadron, published in 1983. Item Code : DHM9008 The Legend Lives On by A Bramham. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS We have managed to obtain just a few of these prints. Image size 26 inches x 16 inches (66cm x 41cm) none £34.00

Tallboy Raid by Keith Aspinall. Lancaster of No.617 Sqn on the Tallboy Raid - the final and successful mission by Allied aircraft to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in Faettenfjord. The Lancasters are escorted here by Spitfires. Item Code : KA0027 Tallboy Raid by Keith Aspinall. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm) none £6 Off! Now : £18.00 In 1 Pair and 1 Pack View

Welcome Home by Stephen Brown. A flak-damaged Lancaster of 617 Squadron struggles across the airfield perimeter as it returns to base after a precision raid over enemy territory. After writing a new chapter in aviation history with the famous Dams Raid of May 1943, 617 Squadron went on to execute many more daring operations including the sinking of the Tirpitz. Often flying specially modified Lancasters with enlarged bomb bay doors to accommodate the huge 12,000lb Tallboy, they specialised in high value precision targets such as canals, tunnels and U-Boat pens. Item Code : DHM2273 Welcome Home by Stephen Brown. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Goodman, L S Benny Died : 2021 Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Burnett, William Jock NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer William Jock Burnett Jock Burnett (Flight Engineer) volunteered at the age of 18 as a Direct Entry in Edinburgh F/E and served in the RAFVR from 25th May 1943 until 19th February 1947 following a F/E course at St Athans, South Wales. On passing out from this course Jock was posted to Swinderby on Stirlings heavy conversion unit 1660 before being transferred to Syerston and Lancasters. In early August 1944 Jock joined 617 Sqn at Woodhall Spa and was subsequently posted with the squadron to Waddington and Digri, Ind Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Stephen Brown £100 Off! Now : £150.00 In 9 Pairs View Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Goodman, L S Benny Died : 2021 Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brookbank, Jim NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Sgt Jim Brookbank Born in a Victorian terrace in the back streets of Kilburn in North West London and had yet to reach his sixteenth birthday at the outbreak of war. Having experienced the 'Blitz' and already obsessed with flying since the age of 12, he - in keeping with many aspiring young aviators - wanted to be a Spitfire pilot. He volunteered as U/T pilot at the age of 18, trained in Canada and qualified as a Bomb Aimer. Jim joined IX Squadron at Bardney in August 1944 and flew on Operations with t Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Todd, Richard Died : 2009 Captain Richard Todd OBE (deceased) Later a world famous actor - with a key role as Major John Howard in the D-Day film The Longest Day - Richard Todd jumped into Normandy with 7th Para at 0040 hours on June 6th 1944. Their immediate task was to support the holding of Pegasus Bridge against fierce German counterattacks. Originally commissioned into the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he was seconded to The Parachute Regiment in 1943. In Normandy he transferred to 6th Airborne HO on D-Day +5 and stayed with them until September Signature Value : £30 FULL PROFILE UNAVAILABLE   Roddis, Harold NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Harold Roddis Flight Mechanic on the 617 Squadron Dambuster aircraft. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Cachart, Ted NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Ted Cachart WOP 49 Squadron, POW and youngest (15) WOP in the RAF. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Brunton, Geoff NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Geoff Brunton 49 Squadron. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Inward, Jim NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Jim Inward DFC Flt. Eng. Flight Engineer 35 & 76 Squadrons first tour of 25 operations, and 578 Squadron for a further 22 operations. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Auton, Jim NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Jim Auton MBE Nav/Air Bomber on Liberators based in Italy. Took part in the air bridge to Warsaw, Poland. Bombed the Ploesti, Rumanian oilfields. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Bond, Peter NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Peter Bond Bomb Aimer 100 & 156 Pathfinder Squadrons Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Burnett, William Jock NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer William Jock Burnett Jock Burnett (Flight Engineer) volunteered at the age of 18 as a Direct Entry in Edinburgh F/E and served in the RAFVR from 25th May 1943 until 19th February 1947 following a F/E course at St Athans, South Wales. On passing out from this course Jock was posted to Swinderby on Stirlings heavy conversion unit 1660 before being transferred to Syerston and Lancasters. In early August 1944 Jock joined 617 Sqn at Woodhall Spa and was subsequently posted with the squadron to Waddington and Digri, Ind Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Stephen Brown £100 Off! Now : £175.00 Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Image size 28 inches x 20 inches (71cm x 51cm) Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Goodman, L S Benny Died : 2021 Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Burnett, William Jock NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Warrant Officer William Jock Burnett Jock Burnett (Flight Engineer) volunteered at the age of 18 as a Direct Entry in Edinburgh F/E and served in the RAFVR from 25th May 1943 until 19th February 1947 following a F/E course at St Athans, South Wales. On passing out from this course Jock was posted to Swinderby on Stirlings heavy conversion unit 1660 before being transferred to Syerston and Lancasters. In early August 1944 Jock joined 617 Sqn at Woodhall Spa and was subsequently posted with the squadron to Waddington and Digri, Ind Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Stephen Brown £125.00

Dambusters, May 1943 by Peter Read. Standing in front of their Lancaster from left to right: David Shannon DSO, DFC (pilot) JAck Buckley, DFC (Rear Gunner) Guy Gibson, VC, DSO, DFC (CO of 617 Squadron) Brian Jagger, DFM (Front Gunner) Len Sumpter, DFC, DFM (Bomb-aimer) Item Code : DHM9007 Dambusters, May 1943 by Peter Read. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS We have managed to find a small number of copies of this print published in 1987. Image size 26 inches x 15 inches (66cm x 38cm) none £5 Off! Now : £60.00

Primary Target by Philip West - Original Sketch. (P) SOLD OUT. Item Code : DHM2317 Primary Target by Philip West - Original Sketch. (P) - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Original sketch by Philip West. Artist : Philip West SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor. Dinghy Young, flying Lancaster AJ-A, heading through flak and machine gun fire towards the Mohne Dam at precisely 60ft, has just released his cylindrical, hydrostatically-triggered bouncing bomb - clearly visible against the huge splash created as it hits the water. The mighty Mohne Dam has but moments to live. Item Code : DHM2599 Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Limited Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 400 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm) Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Collectors Edition: Artist Proof Edition of 25 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm) Sutherland, Frederick E Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Munro, Les Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parsons, Beck NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Corporal Beck Parsons Vital to the whole Dambusters operation was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron. Personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an electrician and worked with Avro Manchesters with 207 Squadron at Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing bomb. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on B flight at the time of the raid, together with Top Main Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Collectors Edition: Signed Limited Edition of 350 prints. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm) Sutherland, Frederick E Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Munro, Les Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parsons, Beck NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Corporal Beck Parsons Vital to the whole Dambusters operation was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron. Personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an electrician and worked with Avro Manchesters with 207 Squadron at Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing bomb. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on B flight at the time of the raid, together with Top Main Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Remarque Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm) Sutherland, Frederick E Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Munro, Les Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parsons, Beck NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Corporal Beck Parsons Vital to the whole Dambusters operation was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron. Personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an electrician and worked with Avro Manchesters with 207 Squadron at Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing bomb. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on B flight at the time of the raid, together with Top Main Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Tribute Edition. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm) Sutherland, Frederick E Died : 2019 Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)  Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McDonald, Grant S Died : 2012 Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased) Grant McDonald was the rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the Sorpe Dam. Sadly, we have learned that Grant S McDonald passed away in May 2012. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Munro, Les Died : 2015 Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF (deceased) New Zealander Les Munro was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. Squadron Leader Les Munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the Dambusters raid, which attacked the Ruhr Dams in May 1943. His Lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of May 16. Their tar Signature Value : £60 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Lucas, Kenneth NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2011 Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased) Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Parsons, Beck NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Corporal Beck Parsons Vital to the whole Dambusters operation was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron. Personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an electrician and worked with Avro Manchesters with 207 Squadron at Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing bomb. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on B flight at the time of the raid, together with Top Main Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Grayston, Raymond E Died : 2010 Sergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased) Ray Grayston had been serving in 50 Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight engineer of Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully breached the Eder Dam, Ray was shot down on 16th September 1943, and was taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW. Sadly, we have learned that Ray Grayston passed away on 15th April 2010. Signature Value : £65 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Harris, Arthur T (matted on companion print) Died : 1984 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T. Harris Bt GCB OBE DD (deceased) Commander-in-Chief and inspirational leader of RAF bomber command. Died 5th April 1984. Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Ken (matted on companion print) Died : 2002 Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased) Born 20th August 1920. Joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941, and joined No.617 Sqn in 1943. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-F, he attacked the Sorpe Dam. Ken Brown died 23rd December 2002. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Townsend, Bill (matted on companion print) Died : 1991 Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-O, he attacked the Ennepe Dam. Transferring to the RAF from the Army in 1941, Bill Townsend served a tour as a pilot with 49 Squadron, before joining 617 Squadron, at the time a Flight Sergeant. As part of 617 Squadron Bill Townsend flew Lancaster ED-886 codenamed AJ – O for Orange in the famous dambuster raid of May 1944. Flight Sergeant Townsend flew his bomber and crew in the third wave of the famous raid. After the first two dams (Mohne and Eder) wer Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite. On a day in early February 1991, a fourship formation of Tornado GR1s took part in a successful dive bombing attack on a military installation in southern Iraq. This fourship operated together on over 16 sorties from Mubarraq, Bahrain and consisted entirely of crews from the legendary 617 Dambuster Squadron. Depicted here is the third Tornado, flown by Flt Lt Paul Wharmby and his navigator Flt Lt Steve Kennedy climbing hard on max dry power shortly after releasing their payload of five 1000lb free fall bombs. Item Code : DHM6156 Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 500 prints (first 100 with signatures). Image size 21 inches x 12.5 inches (53cm x 32cm) Byford, Alistair J NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Wing Commander Alistair J. Byford MA RAF Officer Commanding 31 Squadron. He has flown nearly 3000 hours including 10 operational deployments. Piloted 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Thomson, Greig NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Greig Thomson Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Sinclair, Bob NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Squadron Leader Bob Sinclair Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Wharmby, Paul NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Paul Wharmby Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Kennedy, Steve NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Steve Kennedy Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Morris, Steve NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Steve Morris Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Cobb, Neil NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Lieutenant Neil Cobb Piloted Tornado aircraft of 617 Sqn during the Gulf war. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Wilson, Dave NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flying Officer Dave Wilson Navigator, 617 Squadron Tornado during the Gulf War. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Mark Postlethwaite SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

The Bomber Boys by James Dietz. On the night of 16 / 17 May 1943, in one of the most daring low-level missions of the war, the men of newly-formed 617 Squadron, under the command of Guy Gibson, attacked the great dams of the Ruhr. The story of their audacious raid gained the squadron immediate fame and thereafter they would be known simply as the 'Dambusters'. But for the hundreds of airmen who followed in their footsteps, the destruction of the great dams was merely the beginning for this new squadron of low-flying, precision-bombing experts. Over the next two years their courageous exploits would earn the respect of the world. They did so under the command of some of Bomber Command's greatest leaders. Following in Gibson's footsteps were men such as the inspirational Leonard Cheshire VC, described by the London Gazette as having 'a reputation second to none in Bomber Command', and who helped pioneer precision target marking and the accurate delivery of Barnes Wallis's new deep-penetrati......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6618 The Bomber Boys by James Dietz. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) Bell, John Wing Commander John Bell After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : James Dietz SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE 617 Squadron edition of 125 prints. Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) Bell, John Wing Commander John Bell After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Goodman, L S Benny Died : 2021 Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Grimes, S V Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes Wireless Operator with No.617 Sqn. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Avey, Charles Flight Sergeant Charles Avey Joining the RAF in 1944 he was posted to 617 Sqn as a Mid Upper Gunner on Lancasters and flew on the last 11 Operations of the war, dropping Grand Slam and Tall Boy bombs. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : James Dietz SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Bomber Command edition of 100 prints. Image size 27 inches x 13.5 inches (69cm x 35cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 21 inches (85cm x 53cm) Bell, John Wing Commander John Bell After initially training as a Navigator he went on to complete most of his 50 ops in Lancasters as a Bomb Aimer with 617 Sqn, including all the raids against the Tirpitz. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Johnson, George L Died : 2022 Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022. Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Goodman, L S Benny Died : 2021 Squadron Leader L S Benny Goodman (deceased) Benny Goodman (Pilot) volunteered for aircrew at 18 years of age and was called up in 1940. After basic training he went to RAF Abingdon - a Whitley OTU - for what he was told would be straight through training. This did not materialise and he found himself in the role of a Ground Gunner. In 1941, a posting eventually came through to the Initial Training Wing followed by Elementary Fyling School at Peterborough and an instructors course at Woodley, Reading; then to Clyffe Pyparde, a holding u Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Grimes, S V Flight Lieutenant S V Grimes Wireless Operator with No.617 Sqn. Signature Value : £15 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Avey, Charles Flight Sergeant Charles Avey Joining the RAF in 1944 he was posted to 617 Sqn as a Mid Upper Gunner on Lancasters and flew on the last 11 Operations of the war, dropping Grand Slam and Tall Boy bombs. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Waughman, Russell Flt Lt Russell Rusty Waughman DFC AFC Volunteered for the RAF in 1941. After training in Canada, he qualified as a heavy bomber pilot. In November 1943 he was posted to No.101 (Special Duties) Squadron at Ludford Magna. He completed a tour of operations, which began during the Battle of Berlin, where they did several operations. Surviving a mid-air collision, only to write the aircraft off on landing, Rusty and his crew on a subsequent flight had a miraculous escape when their aircraft was blown upside down, over the target, at Signature Value : £20 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Kirby, Harold Warrant Officer Harold Kirby Called up in 1942 he attended a flight mechanics course at RAF Halton and then qualified as a flight engineer in 1943, joining 467 Squadron at Waddington on Lancasters. In August 1944 his aircraft was forced to crash land after an operation when a 1000lb bomb from another Lancaster ripped through their port wing and destroyed their undercarriage over France. In September 1944 he joined 97 Squadron at Coningsby on Lancasters as part of the Pathfinders and remained with this unit until the end o Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Gard, Ron Flight Sergeant Ron Gard After completing training as a Rear Gunner he was posted in September 1944 to join No,463 Squadron RAAF, part of No,5 Group RAF, based at Waddington in Lincolnshire. Equipped with Lancasters, he took part in raids over Germany and Norway but on the noght of 14th February 1945, on his 17th mission, his Lancaster was shot down over their target near Leipzig. After bailing out he was captured and spent the remainder of the war as a Prisoner of War in Nuremberg. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Key, Ted Warrant Officer Ted Key Joining the RAF in 1943 he qualified as a Flight Engineer and joined No.514 Squadron equipped with Lancasters. From their base at RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire he completed 29 Operations which included raids over Germany and France to disrupt the supply lines for enemy troops in Normandy. He also took part in missions against V-1 and V-2 bomb sites and as the war ended helped drop supplies during Operation Manna plus carry liberated POWs back to England during Operation Exodus. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Noye, Rupert W/O Rupert Noye DFC 72 ops as Rear Gunner on Wellingtons then Lancasters of 166 Squadron. Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : James Dietz SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

High Speed Intrusion by Gerald Coulson. Famous for the Dambusters raid during the Second World War, RAF 617 Squadron is now based at Lossiemouth in Scotland. With its high-tech Tornados, the squadron today presents a very different picture to that of the 1940s. In 1990 they again found themselves in a combat situation when Iraq invaded Kuwait and their skills flying at high speed - low level were called on once more. This impressive painting by Coulson is a fitting tribute to one of this countrys most famous Squadrons. Item Code : GC0382 High Speed Intrusion by Gerald Coulson. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Limited edition of 617 prints. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm) Less than 4 prints left. Artist : Gerald Coulson SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Gibson Over the Mohne by Keith Aspinall. Item Code : KA0008 Gibson Over the Mohne by Keith Aspinall. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Open edition print. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 24cm) none SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Target Tirpitz by Keith Aspinall. Lancasters of No.s IX and No.617 Squadrons en route from Russia to Kaa Fjord, Norway, to attack the battleship Tirpitz on 15th September 1944. Item Code : KA0034 Target Tirpitz by Keith Aspinall. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Open edition prints. Image size 14.5 inches x 9.5 inches (37cm x 23cm) none SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

The Sinking of the Tirpitz by Frank Wootton. A first-hand account of the sinking of the Tirpitz by Bob Knights. - The early morning of 12th November 1944 was clear and very cold, and the wings of the Lancasters of 617 Squadron, parked on the airfield at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, were coated with ice. This ice had to be removed before the aircraft could take off for the final attack on the Tirpitz, the Lancasters were already overloaded with a 12,00lb Tallboy, full petrol tanks, and a reserve fuel tank in the fuselage. The aircraft had been fitted with more powerful engines, the Rolls-Royce Merlin 24, and take-off performance was surprisingly good. After turning out over the Moray Firth, we set course north east for the Norwegian sea at 1500 feet. We saw the Shetland Islands pass by on our left, and when we reached 64 degrees north we turned eastwards towards the Norwegian coast at low level. We crossed the coast, climbing rapidly to clear mountains, and flew over the Swedish border. We then turned north and, keeping on the Swe......... More Text... Item Code : LI0038 The Sinking of the Tirpitz by Frank Wootton. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Image size 16 inches x 24 inches (41cm x 61cm) Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Tait, J B Willie Died : 2007 Group Captain J B Willie Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased) One of Bomber Commands most outstanding leaders, James Brian -Willie- Tait was one of only two RAF officers who had the distinction of being awarded three Bars to his DSO, as well as a DFC and Bar. On the night before D-Day Tait was the 5 Group Master Bomber directing from the air the massed attack by Lancasters on the German defences in the Cherbourg peninsula. By then Tait had already flown more than 100 bomber sorties with 51, 35, 10 and 78 Squadrons. A Cranwell-trained regular officer, he wa Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Watts, Fred NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2007 Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) Fred Watts joined the RAF in 1940, and qualifying as a pilot was posted to 630 Squadron in 1943 flying 15 operations on Lancasters out of East Kirby. He joined 617 Squadron in April 1944 and took part in many of the precision operations that the Squadron was renowned for, including raids on V1 sites, V2 rocket bases, and all three attacks on the Tirpitz. He left 617 Squadron in March 1945 to join 83 Pathfinder Squadron for Far East deployment with Tiger Force but VJ-day brought disbandment of Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Flatman, M B NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Liutenant M B Flatman Joining the RAF in 1942, with pilot training in the USA, Mark Flatman is unusual in that his first operational posting was direct to 617 Squadron in September 1944. The final Tirpitz operation was his first as Captain of Aircraft, having done three operations as second pilot, including the previous Tirpitz attempt with Tony Iveson. He was to stay with 617 Squadron until November 1946. Granted an extended service commission he went on to the Bomb Ballistic Unit at Martlesham Heath flying Lanca Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Knights, Bob Died : 2004 Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) A member of the elite 617 Dambusters squadron, Bob Knights had a key role on the night before D-Day. With the rest of the squadron he flew on Operation Taxable which simulated the approach of the invasion across the Pas de Calais by dropping metal strips of window to a very precise pattern. The enemy was completely deceived and kept most of their best troops on the wrong side of the Seine. Bob Knights had already flown a full operational tour with 619 Squadron Lancasters, including eight trips Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Frank Wootton SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Image size 16.5 inches x 24 inches (42cm x 61cm) Tait, J B Willie Died : 2007 Group Captain J B Willie Tait DSO*** DFC* ADC (deceased) One of Bomber Commands most outstanding leaders, James Brian -Willie- Tait was one of only two RAF officers who had the distinction of being awarded three Bars to his DSO, as well as a DFC and Bar. On the night before D-Day Tait was the 5 Group Master Bomber directing from the air the massed attack by Lancasters on the German defences in the Cherbourg peninsula. By then Tait had already flown more than 100 bomber sorties with 51, 35, 10 and 78 Squadrons. A Cranwell-trained regular officer, he wa Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Knights, Bob Died : 2004 Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) A member of the elite 617 Dambusters squadron, Bob Knights had a key role on the night before D-Day. With the rest of the squadron he flew on Operation Taxable which simulated the approach of the invasion across the Pas de Calais by dropping metal strips of window to a very precise pattern. The enemy was completely deceived and kept most of their best troops on the wrong side of the Seine. Bob Knights had already flown a full operational tour with 619 Squadron Lancasters, including eight trips Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Iveson, Tony Died : 2013 Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased) Tony Iveson fought in the Battle of Britain with RAF Fighter Command, as a Sergeant pilot, joining 616 Squadron at Kenley flying Spitfires on 2 September 1940. On the 16th of September, he was forced to ditch into the sea after running out of fuel following a pursuit of a Ju88 bomber. His Spitfire L1036 ditched 20 miles off Cromer in Norfolk, and he was picked up by an MTB. He joined No.92 Sqn the following month. Commissioned in 1942, Tony undertook his second tour transferring to RAF Bomber Signature Value : £45 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Castagnola, J Flight Lieutenant J Castagnola DSO DFC (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1941 he graduated as a pilot after completing his training in America. Returning to England he joined 51 Squadron in early 1943 flying from RAF Snaith. Born in 1922 in Islington, Cass as he was known to all, enlisted in 1941 and trained in North America. Returning to England he crewed up at OTU and after completing their HCU course the crew, captained by a newly commissioned Cass, joined 57 Squadron in December 1943 for their first tour of operations. They were to be blooded Signature Value : £50 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Watts, Fred NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 2007 Flight Lieutenant Fred Watts DFC (deceased) Fred Watts joined the RAF in 1940, and qualifying as a pilot was posted to 630 Squadron in 1943 flying 15 operations on Lancasters out of East Kirby. He joined 617 Squadron in April 1944 and took part in many of the precision operations that the Squadron was renowned for, including raids on V1 sites, V2 rocket bases, and all three attacks on the Tirpitz. He left 617 Squadron in March 1945 to join 83 Pathfinder Squadron for Far East deployment with Tiger Force but VJ-day brought disbandment of Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Fish, C B R NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flying Officer C B R Fish Leaving university early he joined the RAF in November 1941 to train overseas and qualified as a navigator in the summer of 1942, remaining with OTU for a period. Due to his expertise in high altitude bombing he was called up to 617 Sqn in July 1944 on Lancasters and took part in many of the squadrons precision bombing raids, including the attack on the Tirpitz. He remained with 617 Sqn until he left the RAF in 1946 to return to university. Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Kent, B F NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flying Officer B F Kent DFC Signature Value : £10 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Lammas, A J NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flying Officer A J Lammas Signature Value : £30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Tilley, F L Warrant Officer F L Tilley After training as a Flight Engineer he volunteered for 617 Sqn taking part in all the raids against the Tirpitz, but at the end of 1944 was forced to crash land in East Germany after being badly shot up and injured on a mission. Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Flatman, M B NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Flight Liutenant M B Flatman Joining the RAF in 1942, with pilot training in the USA, Mark Flatman is unusual in that his first operational posting was direct to 617 Squadron in September 1944. The final Tirpitz operation was his first as Captain of Aircraft, having done three operations as second pilot, including the previous Tirpitz attempt with Tony Iveson. He was to stay with 617 Squadron until November 1946. Granted an extended service commission he went on to the Bomb Ballistic Unit at Martlesham Heath flying Lanca Signature Value : £25 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE + Artist : Frank Wootton SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

Dambusters by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT. Item Code : RST0020 Dambusters by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available FULL DETAILS DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PACKS Signed limited edition of 100 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Martin, Harold Mick Died : 1988 Air Marshal Sir Harold (Mick) Martin KCB CB DSO* AFC RAAF (deceased) Born 27th February 1918, Australian Mick Martin joined the RAF in 1940 and had flown tours with 455 Squadron RAAF and 50 Squadron RAF before joining Guy Gibson at 617 Squadron. Pilot of AJ-P, Mick Martin was Deputy Leader of the Dams Raid and flew in Gibsons lead group. Third aircraft to attack the Mohne Dam, he was awarded the DSO for his part in the raid. Mick Martin later served with Leonard Cheshire, and went on to a distinguished career after the war. ADC to the Queen in 1963, he eventu Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE Signed limited edition of 400 prints. Paper size 24 inches x 20 inches (61cm x 51cm) Reid, Bill Died : 2001 Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid VC (deceased) Volunteering for RAF aircrew in 1940, Bill Reid learned to fly in California, training on the Stearman, Vultee and Harvard. After gaining his pilots wings back in England he flew Wellingtons before moving on to Lancasters in 1943. On the night of Nov 3rd 1943, his Lancaster suffered two severe attacks from Luftwaffe night fighters, badly wounding Reid, killing his navigator and radio operator, and severely damaging the aircraft. Bill flew on 200 miles to accurately bomb the target and get his Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Jackson, Norman Died : 1994 Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC (deceased) Norman Jackson joined 106 Squadron as a flight engineer, and his 30th operational raid earned him the Victoria Cross. While climbing out of the target area over Schweinfurt, his Lancaster was hit by an enemy night-fighter and the inner starboard engine set on fire. Although injured by shrapnel he jettisoned the pilots escape hatch and climbed out on to the wing clutching a fire extinguisher, his parachute spilling out as he went. He succeeded in putting out the fire just as the night-fighter Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Learoyd, Roderick Died : 1996 Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC (deceased) On the day that war was declared Rod Learoyd was on patrol flying Hampdens with 49 Sqn. Continually involved with low level bombing, on the night of 12th August 1940, he and four other aircraft attempted to breach the heavily defended Dortmund - Ems canal. Of the four other aircraft on the mission, two were destroyed and the other two were badly hit. Learoyd took his plane into the heavily defended target at only 150 feet, in full view of the searchlights, and with flak barrage all around. H Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Cheshire, Leonard Died : 1992 Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO** DFC* (deceased) One of the most courageous and determined bomber leaders of World War II, Leonard Cheshire flew four operational tours, starting in June 1940 with 102 Squadron on Whitley bombers at RAF Driffield. In November 1940, he was awarded the DSO for getting his badly damaged aircraft back to base. He completed his first tour in January 1941, but immediately volunteered for a second tour, this time flying Halifaxes with 35 Squadron. He became Squadron Leader in 1942, and was appointed commanding offic Signature Value : £75 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Shannon, David J Died : 1993 Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased) Born 27th May 1922 in Australia, Dave Shannon joined the RAAF in 1941, and trained as a pilot. He flew an extended tour of 36 operations with 106 Squadron RAF before being chosen for 617 Squadron. Pilot of Lancaster AJ-L in Gibsons group, he was called off as he began his run on the Mohne Dam after the breach became apparent, but flew on and was the first pilot to attack the Eder Dam. Awarded a DSO for the Dams operation, he later served as Deputy to Leonard Cheshire, flying Mosquitos on what Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Brown, Ken Died : 2002 Squadron Leader Ken Brown CGM RCAF (deceased) Born 20th August 1920. Joined the Canadian Air Force in 1941, and joined No.617 Sqn in 1943. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-F, he attacked the Sorpe Dam. Ken Brown died 23rd December 2002. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Harris, Arthur T Died : 1984 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T. Harris Bt GCB OBE DD (deceased) Commander-in-Chief and inspirational leader of RAF bomber command. Died 5th April 1984. Signature Value : £55 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   McCarthy, Joe C Died : 1998 Flight Lieutenant Joe C McCarthy (deceased) In March 1943, a special Royal Air Force (RAF) unit, 617 Squadron, was created to try a new tactic--low altitude bombing using deep penetration bombs that weighed from 9,500 to 22,000 pounds. Their first targets were three dams in the Ruhr industrial area of western Germany: the Mohne, the Eder, and the Sorpe. These dams supplied water for Ruhr steel mills and hydroelectric power. Twenty Avro Lancaster bombers were specially modified for this mission to carry a new, rotating skip bomb that would Signature Value : £70 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Trent, Leonard Group Captain Leonard Trent VC DFC ADC Leonard Trent was in the war from the start, and at a time when aircrew losses were appalling. In May 1943, before Trent took off for the Amsterdam power station raid, he said - Im going over the target whatever happens - Of the twelve Ventura aircraft that set out against murderous fighter attacks and heavy flak, only Trent made it to the target - he was as good as his word. Trent was shot down on the return home, but his VC ranks amongst the most courageous of all. Signature Value : £85 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE Rice, Geoff NO PHOTO AVAILABLE Died : 1981 Geoff Rice (deceased) Pilot Offcier geoffrey Rice was born on 4th January 1917. Geoff Rice joined the RAF in 1941 and was posted to No.57 Sqn on 20th February 1943. Joining No.617 Sqn on 26th March 1943, he was promoted to Flying Officer on 20th August 1943 and awarded the DFC on 16th November 1943. He was later promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He was shot down on 20th December 1943, but was hidden by the French Resistance for six months before being captured. He was taken prisoner of war until the end of the war Signature Value : £40 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   Martin, Harold Mick Died : 1988 Air Marshal Sir Harold (Mick) Martin KCB CB DSO* AFC RAAF (deceased) Born 27th February 1918, Australian Mick Martin joined the RAF in 1940 and had flown tours with 455 Squadron RAAF and 50 Squadron RAF before joining Guy Gibson at 617 Squadron. Pilot of AJ-P, Mick Martin was Deputy Leader of the Dams Raid and flew in Gibsons lead group. Third aircraft to attack the Mohne Dam, he was awarded the DSO for his part in the raid. Mick Martin later served with Leonard Cheshire, and went on to a distinguished career after the war. ADC to the Queen in 1963, he eventu Signature Value : £80 CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE   + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE