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THE DAMBUSTERS - LAST MOMENTS OF THE MÖHNE DAM
Guy Gibson and Mick Martin draw the enemy's fire as 'Dinghy' Young clears the dam's parapet seconds after releasing his bomb. A few moments later Young's bomb will successfully detonate against the dam leaving it mortally wounded allowing David Maltby in AJ-J to finish the task. With the Mohne Dam breached Gibson, with the remaining crews, will turn south to repeat the operation at the Eder Dam.
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THE BREACH - THE DAMBUSTERS 70th ANNIVERSARY PORTFOLIO
The Mohne Dam: 17 May 1943, 00.49 hrs -
Guy Gibson engages enemy flak positions whilst Lancaster AJ-J, with pilot David Maltby at the controls, banks steeply away after delivering the coup-de-grace. A huge explosion and towering pillar of water marks the breach where a vast torrent begins to flood the valley below.
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FINAL BRIEFING - THE DAMBUSTERS 70th ANNIVERSARY PORTFOLIO
RAF Scampton: 16 May 1943 20.55 hrs - Guy Gibson readies his crew to climb inside their waiting Lancaster - AJ-G 'George'. A red flare will soon curl skywards, burning brightly against the sun's fast-fading rays; it is the signal to start engines and at 21.39 G-George will get airborne, leading the first wave of three aircraft. For the crews of 617 Squadron the weeks of intensive training were now over - Operation Chastise was underway.
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ARCTIC HURRICANES
Hurricane IIbs from 81 Squadron - the 'forgotten' heroes of Force Benedict tangle with Luftwaffe Bf109s over snow-clad forests as they escort Russian bombers in October 1941.
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CHANNEL SWEEP
Richard Taylor's stunning painting depicts Mk1 Spitfires from 92 Squadron undertaking a defensive sweep along the Kent coastline against a dramatic backdrop of the white cliffs of Dover, at the height of the battle in September 1940.
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MUSTANGS ON THE PROWL - THE GICLÉE STUDIO PROOF
With the end of the war in sight P-51 Mustangs of the 55th Fighter Group sweep unopposed through the beautiful Rhine valley: One of Robert Taylor's most iconic images Mustangs on the Prowl depicts the master Ace of the ground attack, Colonel Elwyn Righetti of the 55th Fighter Group. Flying his P-51D Mustang, the CO of 338 Squadron and 'King of Strafers', already with over 20 victories to his credit, leads his pilots through the Rhine Gorge, skimming the ancient Castle of Stableck, as they seek out enemy targets on their way back to England.
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DANGEROUS COAST - The Banff Strike Wing
A large force of Mosquitos from RAF Coastal Command's Banff Strike Wing exit a deep-sided fjord along Norway's rugged, heavily defended mountainous coast. In the distance, smoke and explosions reverberate from their successful rocket strike against enemy coastal shipping, destroying yet another cargo of iron ore destined for the furnaces of Germany's industrial war machine. Above them P-51 Mustangs provide top cover support should any patrolling enemy fighters decide to make an appearance.
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