THE DAMBUSTERS...10 Dams Raiders signatures
(Signatures)	Artist : Robert Taylor along with an amazing 10 members of the Dambuster Raid and 4 Legendary 617 Squadron Bomber pilots all Holders of the Victoria Cross and Marshall of the Royal Air Force Arthur ' Bomber ' Harris , signed by : Wing Commander ROD LEAROYD VC , Group Captain LEONARD CHESHIRE VC OM DSO** DFC* , Flight Lieutenant BILL REID VC , Warrant Officer NORMAN JACKSON VC , Squadron Leader KEN BROWN CGM , Air Marshal Sir HAROLD ‘MICK’ MARTIN KCB CB DSO* DFC* AFC , Squadron Leader DAVID SHANNON DSO* DFC* , Flight Lieutenant BILL TOWNSEND CGM DFM , Flight Lieutenant JOE McCARTHY DSO DFC , Flying Officer GEOFFREY RICE DFC MRAF , Sir ARTHUR HARRIS GCB OBE AFC , Squadron Leader GEORGE L. JOHNSON DFM , Sergeant FREDERICK E. SUTHERLAND RCAF , Flight Sergeant GRANT S. McDONALD RCAF , Flight Engineer : Sgt R E Grayston.
(Dimensions)	24" x 20" approx  Unframed Multi signed Print
Price	£0.00

Description

The night of the 16th May 1943 saw 19 modified Lancasters of the specially formed 617 squadron set out to breach the Ennepe, Eder, Mohne and Sorpe dams in Westphalia, Germany... The mission was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO, DFC...Gibson's Lancaster can be seen in the background with lights full on to draw enemy fire, as is Mick Martin's Lancaster (AJ*P) on the near side is making it’s run at the Mohne Dam wall. Although he scored a direct hit, his bouncing bomb did not breach the dam wall. Of the 19 Lancasters who set out, 5 received damage from enemy defences, 6 returned unscathed and 8 failed to return..."Operation Chastise" was a huge success especially for England’s morale. 58 decorations were awarded for the raid including a Victoria Cross for Gibson. The squadron were known thereafter as the Legendary Dambusters. Each print individually signed by Gibson’s Deputy Leader and one of the many Australians that participated on the raid – Air Marshal Sir Harold ‘Mick’ Martin KCB CB DSO & BAR DFC & BAR AFC... Air Marshal Sir Harold 'Mick' Martin KCB CB DSO* DFC* AFC , Pilot of Lancaster AJ-P (ED909), Australian Mick Martin flew in Gibson's lead group as a Flight Lieutenant on the Dambuster Raid, and was Deputy Leader. His was the third Lancaster to make the attack of the Mohne Dam. Mick Martin later served under Leonard Cheshire. He retired from the RAF as an Air Marshal in 1974...This particular print has been signed by an amazing 10 members of the Dambuster Raid and 4 Legendary 617 Squadron Bomber pilots all Holders of the Victoria Cross and Marshall of the Royal Air Force Arthur ' Bomber ' Harris , signed by : Wing Commander ROD LEAROYD VC , Group Captain LEONARD CHESHIRE VC OM DSO** DFC* , Flight Lieutenant BILL REID VC , Warrant Officer NORMAN JACKSON VC , Squadron Leader KEN BROWN CGM , Air Marshal Sir HAROLD ‘MICK’ MARTIN KCB CB DSO* DFC* AFC , Squadron Leader DAVID SHANNON DSO* DFC* , Flight Lieutenant BILL TOWNSEND CGM DFM , Flight Lieutenant JOE McCARTHY DSO DFC , Flying Officer GEOFFREY RICE DFC MRAF , Sir ARTHUR HARRIS GCB OBE AFC , Squadron Leader GEORGE L. JOHNSON DFM , Sergeant FREDERICK E. SUTHERLAND RCAF , Flight Sergeant GRANT S. McDONALD RCAF , Flight Engineer Sgt Ray E Grayston...priced @ Sold... for this Mint multi signed print...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email.