Avro Lancasters Being Built at AV Roe & Co’s Cheshire Factory 1943
“The Lancaster Mk III had a crew of seven, which was made up of the pilot, flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer, wireless operator, mid-upper gunner and rear gunner. During the Second World War...
View ArticleGuy Gibson and members of his Dambuster crew in July 1943
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, commander of 617 Squadron and the Dambuster raid with members of his crew at RAF Scampton on 22 July 1943. Those in the photograph are, from left to right, Wing Commander...
View ArticleAustralia’s Most Highly Decorated Airman of WWII – Dambuster Flt Lt Dave Shannon
Australian Flight Lieutenant Dave Shannon with Gibson’s rear-gunner, Flight Lieutenant RD Trevor-Roper and Squadron Leader GW Holden, all of the RAF’s Dambuster 617 Squadron on 22 July 1943. Shannon...
View ArticleDambusters Guy Gibson and Dave Maltby at RAF Scampton July 1943
Wing Commander Guy Gibson of Dambusters 617 Squadron sits at his desk at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire with fellow dam buster Squadron Leader Dave Maltby. The picture was taken by an official RAF...
View ArticleDambuster Guy Gibson Reading in a Poppy Field July 1943
Wing Commander, Guy Gibson, VC, commander of RAF 617 Squadron and the famous Dambuster raid relaxing in a poppy field near RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, on 22 July 1943. The poppy is the official symbol...
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