Dambusters Lancaster AJ-N is a photograph by Gary Eason which was uploaded on January 10th, 2013.
Dambusters Lancaster AJ-N
A specially adapted Lancaster bomber - Type 464 (Provisioning) - carrying an Upkeep depth charge for use against German dams. This was the Barnes... more
by Gary Eason
Title
Dambusters Lancaster AJ-N
Artist
Gary Eason
Medium
Photograph - Digital Picture
Description
A specially adapted Lancaster bomber - Type 464 (Provisioning) - carrying an Upkeep depth charge for use against German dams. This was the Barnes Wallis-designed weapon that the RAF's 617 "Dambusters" Squadron used against the Ruhr dams during World War II.
This Flight Artworks image features Lancaster ED912/G, coded AJ-N, as flown by the Australian Les Knight in May 1943. This was the third aircraft on Operation Chastise to attack the Eder Dam - it was also the last with a weapon. Knight and his crew performed a perfect low-level attack, hitting the dam and breaching it.
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January 10th, 2013
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Comments (17)
Ted Azriel
Hi Gary-Congrats on sale of the Dambusters, I remember they made a movie about this many years ago
Gary Eason replied:
Yes they did Ted, in 1955. At the time various details of the operation were still secret believe it or not, including the shape of the weapon. Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fame) is engaged on a remake; screenplay by Stephen Fry. There are more rfelated pictures in my Dambusters gallery: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/gary-eason.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=262193
Gary Eason
And an interesting choice by a collector in the area of Savannah, Georgia: a metal print. I hope it looks really good.
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