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Lancasters of 617 squadron make their attack on the Mohne
dam, one of two major dams to be breached on the night of 16th.
May 1943. Here we see Dinghy Young drop one of the bouncing
bombs, codename ‘Upkeep’ which has just hit the water,
where it will skip across the surface until it slams into the
dam wall, sink to a predetermined depth and explode. Robert Taylor’s
dramatic new painting pays tribute to the men of 617 Squadron,
who carried out one of the most daring, spectacular and improbable
raids of World War Two. |