On the night of the 16th / 17th May 1943 Lancaster bombers of 617 Sqn, led by the legendary Guy Gibson, carried out one of the most audacious bombing raids in history when they attacked the mighty Dams of the Ruhr valley using the ingenious bouncing bomb. This outstanding tribute to the Lancaster bomber depicts the moment when the walls of the Möhne Dam give way.

One of 850 copies published in 1977 this superb print from the late Frank Wootton is personally hand signed by the ingenious engineer and inventor Sir BARNES WALLIS; the brains behind the groundbreaking Upkeep Bomb used in the Dambusters Raid.

Signatures

Individually numbered and personally signed by the artist, the print is conservation matted to include a genuine piece of Flight Lieutenant Hopgood’s aircraft AJ-M, which crashed during the raid along with the original signatures of two legendary Dambuster pilots:

Air Marshal Sir HAROLD ‘MICK’ MARTIN KCB CB DSO DFC AFC
Deputy leader on the Raid he was the pilot of Lancaster AJ-P which attacked the Mohne Dam

Squadron Leader DAVID SHANNON DSO* DFC*
The pilot of Lancaster AJ-L his aircraft was the first to attack the Eder Dam.

Also included is the original signature of the Commander in Chief of RAF Bomber Command;

Marshal of the RAF Sir ARTHUR ‘BOMBER’ HARRIS.