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The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor.- Panzer - Prints .com

The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor.


The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor.

As they cleared the surrounding hills the valley unfolded to reveal the black waters of the lake glistening in the crystal clear moonlight. And then, away in the distance, they saw the target they had come to destroy - the Möhne Dam. The largest dam in Europe, the fortress-like walls of Möhne held back nearly 140 million cubic metres of water essential to the industry and factories of the Ruhr. The Air Ministry had long ago decided that if the Möhne dam, and the two other major Ruhr dams - the Eder and Sorpe - were destroyed, it could deliver a massive blow to the Nazi war machine. But cracking open the mighty dams would require exceptional flying skills; and so, on 21 March 1943, a new squadron was formed specifically for the task, the only time this ever happened in Bomber Command. Known as 617 Squadron and led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, it was not only the squadron that was unique, so was the weapon they would be using - Upkeep - a cylindrical, hydrostatic 'bouncing' bomb. The brainchild of Barnes Wallis, Upkeep was designed to skip across the surface of the water, sink against the dam's massive wall, and explode with enormous force at a precise depth. In Robert Taylor's sensational new painting 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 Möhne Dam breached Gibson, with the remaining crews, will turn south to repeat the operation at the Eder Dam.
Item Code : DHM6408The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor. - This Edition
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PRINTSigned limited edition of 350 prints.

Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £120
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Other editions of this item : The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor. DHM6408
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Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
McDonald, Grant S
Munro, Les
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £225
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PRINTCollectors limited edition of 275 prints. Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
McDonald, Grant S
Munro, Les
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £225
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PRESENTATION Chastise Tribute edition of 10 prints.

Supplied with companion original pencil drawing (Sutherland signature is on both print AND drawing). SOLD OUT.
Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
McDonald, Grant S
Munro, Les
Chalmers, George (companion print)
Grayston, Raymond E (companion print)
Heal, Dudley P (matted on companion print)
Rodger, Dave (matted on companion print)
Johnson, Edward (matted on companion print)
Townsend, Bill (matted on companion print)
McCarthy, Joe C (matted on companion print)
Webb, Douglas E (matted on companion print)
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £700
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REMARQUELimited edition of 19 remarques.

The edition size of 19 represents the number of aircraft that took part in the raid. SOLD OUT.
Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
McDonald, Grant S
Munro, Les
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £225
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REMARQUELimited edition of 10 double remarques.

SOLD OUT.
Image size 28 inches x 27 inches (71cm x 69cm) Johnson, George L
Lucas, Kenneth
Sutherland, Frederick E
McDonald, Grant S
Munro, Les
+ Artist : Robert Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £225
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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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The signature of Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased)

Corporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased)
*Signature Value : £30

Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation, Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft before the raid including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the critical lamps to the underside of the aircraft. Sadly, Ken Lucas passed away in January 2011.


The signature of Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)

Sergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF (deceased)
*Signature Value : £45

 Doc Sutherland was the front gunner on Les Knights Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam, and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through Holland, France and Spain. He died on 21st of January 2019.


The signature of Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased)

Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM (deceased)
*Signature Value : £45

Joining the RAF in 1940, George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron. Bomb aimer on American Joe McCarthys Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months later, George retired from the RAF in 1962. The last surviving Dambuster, he died aged 101 on 7th December 2022.

Related Pages :

The Story of the Dambusters
Lancaster ED887 AJ-A

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