Awaiting the Call
by Robert Taylor
On 16th May 1943, the crews of 617 Sqn were about to embark on an audacious low-level assault against the great dams of Germany. Codenamed Operation Chastise, the task required exceptional flying skills and a specially designed ‘bouncing bomb’, but if the dams could be destroyed it would deal a massive blow to the Nazi war machine. Robert Taylor perfectly captures the tense atmosphere in preparation for the raid - at 20.30 hrs a modified Lancaster with its massive ‘Upkeep’ clearly visible, stands at dispersal at RAF Scampton while her crew await the call to embark on this most daring mission. |
| Overall size: 14" x 16¾" | Available in the following editions |
| 300 | Limited edition | Signed by 617 Squadron veterans of the Dams Raid. | $135 |
| The signatures | |
| Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF Pilot of Lancaster AJ-W assigned to attack the Sorpe Dam. | |
| Sqnn Ldr George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE DFM RAF - Bomb-aimer on Lancaster AJ-T that attacked the Sorpe Dam, scoring a direct hit. | |
| Cpl. Maureen Stevens WAAF - The R/T Operator at RAF Scampton throughout the raid constantly communicating with the crews. | |
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