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Robert Taylor Bomb Away

Description: 24.5”x20” Number 19/300 THE LIMITED EDITION BOMBS AWAY is signed by SIX distinguished veterans who were part of Operation Chastise on the night of 16/17 May 1943: Sergeant RAY GRAYSTON Squadron Leader GEORGE JOHNSON MBE DFM Corporal KEN LUCAS Flight Sergeant GRANT MCDONALD Squadron Leader LES MUNRO CNZM DSO QSO DFC Sergeant FRED SUTHERLAND Description On the night of 16/17 May 1943 nineteen specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron departed from RAF Scampton on one of the most secret and daring bombing operations undertaken during World War II The ultra-secret operation to destroy the huge hydro-electric dams that powered a significant part of Germany’s industrial war machine in the Ruhr valley, codenamed Operation Chastise, had been planned in stealth for months. Using a revolutionary 10-ton ‘bouncing bomb’ developed by the brilliant designer Barnes Wallis, a special squadron comprised of the most talented crews that RAF Bomber Command could muster would be formed to attack primarily the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe Dams. Using highly modified Lancaster bombers to carry the secret bomb, Operation Chastise was to become one of the most dangerous precision bombing raids ever undertaken, and Robert Taylor astutely captures all the atmosphere in his drawing Bomb Away!, the latest addition to his highly acclaimed Graphite Collection. At 00.38 hrs the attack on the Möhne Dam is already well underway. The commander of 617 Squadron and leader of the raid, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, had made the first successful attack, but the dam wall had held. And then tragedy had struck as Flight Lieutenant Hopgood’s Lancaster, hit by flak during his attack, had exploded in a ball of flame. Gibson called in Flight Lieutenant Mick Martin to make the third assault and Robert Taylor captures this moment with graphic precision. As enemy flak and tracer illuminate the night sky, Guy Gibson boldly attempts to draw the enemy’s fire as Martin holds Lancaster AJ-P steady at 60ft above the waters of the Möhne Dam to release the cylindrical, bouncing bomb and send it spinning towards the dam wall. In a few moments a huge explosion will erupt up in to the night sky as the hydrostatic bomb detonates against the mighty granite walls. Once again, though, the Möhne dam held, but not for long. ‼️any excess shipping charges will be refunded‼️

Price: 150.75 USD

Location: Spanish Fork, Utah

End Time: 2024-12-10T19:56:23.000Z

Shipping Cost: 40 USD

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Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Artist: Robert Taylor

Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work

Edition Size: 300

Signed: Signed

Size: Medium (Up to 36in.)

Date of Creation: 2000-Now

Material: Offset Lithograph

Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition

Subject: Military

Print Surface: Paper

Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)

Personalize: No

Listed By: Dealer Or Reseller

Type: Print

Year of Production: 2011

Edition Type: Limited Edition

Original/Reproduction: Artwork Reproduction

Style: Realism

Features: Signed

Production Technique: Offset Lithograph

Print Type: Offset Lithograph

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