Pack 737. Pack of two 617 Sqn Dambusters prints by Anthony Saunders and Tim Fisher.
PCK0737. Pack of two WW2 RAF Lancaster bomber prints by Anthony Saunders and Tim Fisher, depicting the Lancasters of No.617 Sqn during the famous Dambusters Raid. Aviation Print Pack.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM1655AP. En-Route by Anthony Saunders. Flying at altitudes as low as fifty feet, Lancasters of 617 Squadron follow the Dutch canals en-route to Germany - their target, the mighty Dams of the Ruhr - on the night of 16th / 17th May 1943. At such low level the pilots of many of the specially modified Lancasters found their flying skills tested to the extreme as they were forced to take violent evasive actions when they encountered flak, large electricity pylons and tall trees, but several of the gunners in the crews still managed to shoot up and damage a number of trains on the way. SOLD OUT. Signed by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM and Flight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased). Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item DHM1128AP. Goner 78A - The Dambusters Raid by Tim Fisher. The fourth attack on the Mohne Dam led by Sqd Ldr H M Young, piloting AJ-A (ED877/G) In the background to his starboard side is Flt Lt H B Martin, flying AJ-P (ED909/G) who was drawing fire away from the attacking aircraft by flashing his identification lights and turning on the spotlight altitude indicators. Wing Cdr G P Gibsons aircraft is out of sight, engaging enemy fire at the far side of the dam wall. The bomb was observed to make three good bounces and exploded on contact exactly as Barnes Wallis had planned, generating a vast column of water. Although it was not obvious at that instant, this was the attack which succeeded in breaching the dam. However, it was not until the next attack by Flt D J H Maltby that it was realised that the dam was crumbling. The code word sent out by Young signified; Goner (bomb released) 7 (exploded in contact with the dam) 8 (no apparent breach) A (Mohne dam) Youngs aircraft was lost with all lives on its return to Scampton possibly around 02.58 near Castricum-ann-Zee, north of Ijmuiden. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm)
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