Reduced price! Avro Lancaster Mk III type 464 provisioning ED937, S/L Maudslay, No 617 Squadron RAF, Operation Chastise, 16 May 1943

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Lancaster Mk III type 464 provisioning, S/L Maudslay, No 617 Squadron RAF, Operation Chastise, 16 May 1943

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Operation Chastise took place during the night of 16-17 May 1943 and was meant to destroy dams in the industrial Rühr region. Bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis were dropped by specially-modified Lancasters led by Guy Gibson, and succeeded in breaching two of the three dams. Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the raid.

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“The Dambusters”
No 617 Squadron RAF
Ruhr Valley Dams Raid
16-17 May 1943

Avro Lancaster B Mk III type 464 provisioning
Flown by S/L Maudslay, Lancaster ED937 / AJ-Z was part of the first wave of the attack, and the second aircraft to attack the Eder dam. It is believed that it was damaged on the way to the target. During its attack, the Upkeep bomb struck the dam’s parapet and exploded, probably damaging the aircraft. During the return trip it was shot down by Flak three kilometers east of Emmerich, with all hands lost.

Pilot: S/L Henry E. Maudslay †, DFC
Flight Engineer: Sgt John Marriot †, DFM
Navigator: F/O Robert A. Urquhart (RCAF) †, DFC
Wireless Operator: W/O Allen P. Cottam †
Bomb aimer: P/O Michael J. D. Fuller †
Front Gunner: F/O William J. Tytherleigh †, DFC
Rear Gunner: Sgt Norman R. Burrows †

Artist: Gaëtan Marie

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