A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE MOST AUDACIOUS AIR RAIDS OF WORLD WAR II. A STUNNING TEN SIGNATURE FRAMED COLLECTORS PIECE. A massive plume of water erupts as the bouncing bomb from Dinghy Youngs Lancaster scores a direct hit on the Möhne Dam, at 00.40 hrs on the night of 16/17 May, 1943. Having already made their attacks, Micky Martin and Guy Gibson bravely circle the flak positions with navigation lights on, drawing enemy fire. On the night of 16/17 May 1943, nineteen Lancasters and 133 men from the recently formed 617 Squadron carried out one of the most spectacular precision raids in the history of air warfare. This highly secret undertaking went under the code name of Operation Chastise, but the world would come to know it simply as the Dambuster Raid. The print is personally signed by five Aircrew who flew on this legendary mission. Flt Lt GEORGE CHALMERS DFC DFM – Wireless Operator on Lancaster AJ-O which attacked the Ennepe Dam. Sgt RAY GRAYSTON – Flight Engineer on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that breached the Eder Dam. Sqn Ldr GEORGE JOHNNY JOHNSON DFM – Bomb-aimer on Lancaster AJ-T that hit the Sorpe Dam. Flt Lt EDWARD JOHNSO N DFC – Bomb Aimer on Lancaster AJ-N which breached the Eder. Sgt DUDLEY HEAL DFM – Navigator on Ken Browns Lancaster AJ-F which hit on the Sorpe dam. The print has been conservation matted and framed to include a piece of the wreckage from Flt Lt John Hopgoods Lancaster AJ-M, which was shot down over the Möhne Dam, along with the original autographs of four more Dambusters and one of the most legendary leaders of Bomber Command. Sgt DOUGLAS WEBB DFM – Front Gunner on Lancaster AJ-O. Flg Off DAVE RODGER DFC – Rear Gunner in American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T. Sqn Ldr KEN BROWN CGM – Pilot of Lancaster AJ-F that attacked the Sorpe Dam. Sgt STEFAN OANCIA DFM – Bomb Aimer on Ken Brown’s Lancaster AJ-F. MRAF Sir ARTHUR’BOMBER’ HARRIS BT GCB OBE – Commander in Chief of Bomber Command during WWII. YOUR PIECE OF MIND: As a reputable company, if any issues do arise we don’t expect our customers to deal with it. The item “Operation Chastise by Robert Taylor with Dambusters autographs, FRAMED” is in sale since Friday, January 10, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “aceshighgallery” and is located in Ojai, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Listed By: Aces High Gallery
- Date of Creation: 1998
- Color: Color
- Originality: Limited Edition Print
- Artist: Robert Taylor
- Style: Aviation Art
- Printing Technique: Lithograph
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Medium: Lithograph
- Signed: Veteran and Artist signed
- Autographed by:: Dambusters Veterans
- Features: Autographed
- Subject:: Operation Chastise
- Width (Inches): 36
- Subject: Dambusters
- Aircraft:: Lancaster
- Edition:: Aircrew Edition
- Includes:: Sir Arthur Harris
- Height (Inches): 30
- Print Surface: Paper
