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RMD50RRA–Flight Lieutenant Joe McCarthy (fourth from left) and his crew of No. 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) at RAF Scampton, 22 July 194
RMB3KTJG–GUY PENROSE GIBSON VC and other members of RAF 617 Squadron shortly after the Dams Raid on 16 May 1943. Gibson second from left.
RME11EJJ–Sep. 26, 1977 - September 26th 1977 Sir Barnes Wallis is 90 today. Sir Barnes Wallis, one of Britain's greatest flying inventors, and famed for his ‘Bouncing Bomb' used by the famous Dambusters of the 617 Squadron. On Saturday night 20 surviving members of the Dambusters gave him an advance birthday party which was held at an hotel in East Horsley, Surrey, which is a few miles from Sir Barnes Wallis' home. Photo Shows: Sir Barnes Wallis with his wife and Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cockrane, who commanded Nos. 3 and 5 Bomber Group from 1942 to 1945
RMB3P48T–Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC 617 Squadron June 1943 The members of The Dambuster Squadron were at Buckingham Palace where W C Guy Gibson recieved the VC medal and bar to D S O for leading his squadron against the great dams of Germany in WW2 All the other members of 617 Squadron were decorated at the same ceremony
RMEN9K2G–Two specially adapted Lancaster bombers, Type 464 (Provisioning), with bouncing bombs, as flown by 617 Squadron, the Dambusters.
RFM0JC0A–RAF Tornado GR4 carrying the markings of 617 Squadron, the famous Dambusters on the turn into RAF Marham in Norfolk.
RM2J4T599–DAMBUSTERS BOUNCING BOMB Operation CHASTISE: The attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. No. 617 Squadron practice rehearse low altitude dropping the 'Bouncing Bomb' weapon using a Lancaster Bomber aircraft at Reculver bombing range, Kent. UK World War II Second World War WW2
RM2A6028W–Wing Commander Guy Gibson. He led the 617 Squadron during raids against German dams in the Ruhr.
RMKWDC4H–Article from The Daily Telegraph of May 18, 1943 reporting on Operation Chastise, an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently known as the Dam Busters, using a purpose-built 'bouncing bomb' . The Möhne and Edersee Dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley in Germany.
RMDAGW2R–With Air Bakes and Trust Reversers deployed, Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA492 of RAF 617 Squadron slows after landing at RAF Waddington
RMF262WR–Memorial for the crewmen of 617 squadron at Derwent Reservior Dam, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
RMDAYWKT–Fairford, UK. 20th July, 2013. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dambuster raid on the Ruhr dams by the Avro Lancasters of 617 Squadron RAF the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster performed a memorial flypast in company with a Tornado GR4 jet serving with the present day 617 Squadron at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucstershire
RM2HKHRPT–Plaque at entrance to Woodhall Spa airfield was used by 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) during World War II, Lincolnshire, England.
RMKXR7G9–Bronze plaque commemorating Guy Gibson, the ‘Dambuster’ 617 Squadron Commander lived in Porthleven on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK
RMD50TH9–Movie still, showing an inert, practice version of the Upkeep bouncing bomb being dropped during a training flight by members of RAF 617 Squadron at Reculver bombing range, Kent. The bomb's designer, Barnes Wallis, and others watch the practice bomb strik
RMHEGT5E–GUY GIBSON VC (1918-1944) third from left with 617 Squadron members beside Lancaster AJ-M which was to be lost on the Dams Raid 16 May 1944.
RMFPRBRY–Tornado GR.4 of No.617 Squadron specially marked for the 70th anniversary of the dambusters raid.
RFPBY7KR–Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning, UK, ZM145, RAF Marham 617 Squadron, flying in hover at RIAT 2018
RMB575E6–Dambusters Funeral Sgt. Charles E. Franklin. Collect picture of Sergeant Charles Ernest Franklin, who was buried at Yardley Cemetery, Birmingham, today (Friday). A wartime flier in the Dambusters 'O' for Orange. A card on the wreath from Comrades of the wartime 617 Squadron Dambusters. February 1975 75-00756-004
RMEN9K31–The special Lancaster bomber whose Upkeep 'bouncing bomb' finally smashed the Mohne Dam in May 1943 in a low-level night attack.
RMTX8FM7–The Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt being shown around the F-35 jets by John Butcher, officer comanding 617 squadron, at RAF Akrotiri, where she announced that the aircraft have flown on operational missions for the first time as they joined efforts to eradicate Islamic State.
RM2J4T58D–DAMBUSTERS Operation CHASTISE: the attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. No. 617 Squadron practice dropping the 'Bouncing Bomb' weapon at Reculver bombing range, Kent. A group of observers watches as the bomb bounces toward the shoreline. Dr Barnes Wallis the inventor, on the extreme left of the group, can be seen urging the bomb on with raised arm. WW2 World War II Second World War
RMKWDC3R–Article from The Daily Telegraph of May 18, 1943 reporting on Operation Chastise, an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently known as the Dam Busters, using a purpose-built 'bouncing bomb' . The Möhne and Edersee Dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley in Germany.
RMDT3334–Panavia Tornado GR4 Royal Air Force RAF 617 Squadron, the Dambusters,lands after taking part in a fly past at the 2013 RIAT
RMF3XM46–Memorial for the crewmen of 617 squadron at Derwent Reservior Dam, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
RMDRM8NG–70 years after the Dambusters raid 617 Squadron operate the Tornado GR4 seen here with commemorative tail art
RM2HKHRPW–Concrete buildings remianing close to the Woodhall Spa airfield: it was used by 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) during WWII, Lincolnshire, England.
RMD50RHF–617 Squadron (dambusters) at Scampton, Lincolnshire, 22 July 1943 Flight Lieutenant H S Wilson's crew. Left to right: Flight Sergeant J H Payne, gunner; Pilot Officer T W Johnson, engineer; Sergeant W E Hornby; Sergeant L G Mieyette, wireless operator; Pi
RM2BGN62K–617 SQUADRON RAF Aircrew photo in 1944 with Wing Commander Guy Gibson seated centre front row
RMKB1EEC–Memorial to the crews of 617 Squadron (Royal Air Force), 'The Dambusters', who lost their lives during World War 2 at Woodall Spa, Lincolnshire, UK.
RFPBY7KN–Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning, UK, ZM145, RAF Marham 617 Squadron, flying in hover at RIAT 2018
RM2BDTN9K–Movie still, showing an inert, practice version of the Upkeep bouncing bomb being dropped during a training flight by members of RAF 617 Squadron at Reculver bombing range, Kent. The bomb's designer, Barnes Wallis, and others watch the practice bomb strike the shoreline. 1943
RMG1DAXN–Wing Commander Guy Gibson. He led the 617 Squadron during raids against German dams in the Ruhr.
RM2JKBMJM–Lockheed Martin F-35B, Lightning II, 023, 617 Squadron, RAF, RIAT 2022, Fairford, Gloucestershire.
RMGAP75E–Dr Barnes Wallis, left, inventor of the 'bouncing bomb' which was used to breach the Moehne and Eder dams in May 1943 at Scampton, home of the No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron.
RM2J4T59H–WW2 Nazi Submarine Pens Bremen Germany Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. An RAF officer inspects the hole left by a 22,000-lb deep-penetration 'Grand Slam' ‘Bunker Buster’ bomb which pierced the reinforced concrete roof of the German submarine pens at Farge, north of Bremen, Germany. this was the result of a daylight raid mounted by 18 Avro Lancasters of No. 617 Squadron RAF on 27 March 1945, in which two direct hits by 'Grand Slams' caused much of the partially-completed roof to collapse.
RMKHMA1B–King George VI, right, meets Guy Gibson, on his return from leading the successful raid by R.A.F. bombers on the great Ruhr dams in May, 1943. George VI, 1895 – 1952. King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, 1918 – 1944. First Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force's No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the 'Dam Busters' raid (Operation Chastise) in 1943.
RMDR8636–Panavia Tornado GR4 Royal Air Force RAF 617 Squadron just after taking off to take part in a fly past at the 2013 RIAT
RMM6JHNB–Stone and slate memorial to the crew of 617 Squadron Royal air Force (The Dam BUsters) RAF. Woodhall Spa Linconshire UK
RMDRM8P4–70 years after the Dambusters raid 617 Squadron operate the Tornado GR4 seen here with commemorative tail art
RM2HKHRW8–The Woodhall Spa airfield runway: RAF Woodhall Spa was used by 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) during World War II, Lincolnshire, England.
RMD50RJB–Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron (The Dambusters), May 1943.
RM2BH74FD–MÖHNE DAM breached by Lancaster bombers from RAF 617 Squadron during Operation Chastise 16-17 May 1943. Reconnaissance photo by F/O Jerry Fray 542 Squadron from his Spitfire PR IX. Note barrage balloons above dam.
RMKB1EH1–Memorial to the crews of 617 Squadron (Royal Air Force), 'The Dambusters', who lost their lives during World War 2 at Woodall Spa, Lincolnshire, UK.
RFPBY7KM–Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning, UK, ZM145, RAF Marham 617 Squadron, flying in hover at RIAT 2018
RMP9CWD2–Dambusters 617Sqn 617 Squadron commemoration, Avro Lancaster, Tornado and F-35 flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RIAT, RAF Fairford, UK.
RM2BDTN9J–Operation CHASTISE: the attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. A practice 10.000 lbs 'Upkeep' weapon attached to the bomb bay of Wing Commander Guy Gibson's Avro Type 464 (Provisioning) Lancaster, ED932/G 'AJ-G', at Manston, Kent, while conducting dropping trials off Reculve, May 1943
RME0XM30–May 05, 1967 - ''Dam Busters'' Anniversary. Lancaster bomber Flies To Scampton. A Lancaster bomber in the wartime livery of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, made a commemorative flight from Biggin Hill, Kent, to R.A.F. Station, Scampton, Lincolnshire - home of No. 617 Squadron (''The Dam Busters'') - to mark the 24th. anniversary of the raid that breached the Mehne and Eder Dams east of the Ruhr. On board the aircraft were several ex-617 Squadron aircrew who took part in the raid, including Mr. G. Rice and Mr. W. Townsend, dams raid pilots, and Mr. D. Webb, a gunner on the raid
RM2JKBMKD–Lockheed Martin F-35B, Lightning II, 023, 617 Squadron, RAF, RIAT 2022, Fairford, Gloucestershire.
RMPNM68P–Commanding officer of 617 Squadron Wing Commander John Butcher during the consecration parade for their new standard at RAF Marham in Norfolk.
RM2J4T588–Dambuster Wing Commander Guy Gibson awarded The Victoria Cross medal for the daring British RAF ‘Bouncing Bomb’ Dambusters raid: 1943
RMD8TKXJ–A Tornado GR4 fighter bomber of the RAF 617 Dam Buster Squadron flies over the trees in the Upper Derwent Valley.
RMD80R3C–Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire, UK. 16th May 2013. A Lancaster bomber of the Battle of Britain flight flying low over the Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire on 16th May 2013. This marks the 70th anniversary of the dambusters raid by 617 Squadron. Credit: Nigel Spooner / Alamy Live News
RMD820PX–RAF 617 'Dambusters' Squadron GR4A Tornado jet flying along the Derwent valley in Derbyshire to commemorate the 70th anniversary
RM2HKHRXR–General view of the Woodhall Spa airfield runway: RAF Woodhall Spa was used by 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) during WW II, Lincolnshire, England.
RMD50RMM–The Visit of Hm King George Vi To No 617 Squadron (the Dambusters), Royal Air Force, Scampton, Lincolnshire, 27 May 1943
RM2BGN6AR–MÖHNE DAMin North Rhine-Westphalia after the breaching by RAF 617 Squadron during Operation Chastise on night of 16-17 May 1943
RMKB1EC8–Memorial to the crews of 617 Squadron (Royal Air Force), 'The Dambusters', who lost their lives during World War 2 at Woodall Spa, Lincolnshire, UK.
RFR2HP9W–A UK F-35B Lightning II from 617 Squadron based at RAF Marham, on a visit to RNAS Culdrose, carried out an overhead circuit and two missed approaches
RMD9W1WP–New memorial for 617 Squadron RAF, located in Woodhall Spa, Lincs, UK Perhaps the most famous RAF squadron currently flying. Space for copy
RM2A5B9E3–A Royal Navy sailor reacts as a F-35B Lightning stealth fighter aircraft launches from the flight deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth during flight operations October 17, 2019 in the Atlantic Ocean. HMS Queen Elizabeth, is the largest warship ever built by the Royal Navy and is currently deployed in support of exercise WESTLANT 19.
RME0XM2Y–May 05, 1967 - ''Dam Busters'' Anniversary. Lancaster Bomber Flies To Scampton. A Lancaster bomber in the wartime livery of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, made a commemorative flight from Biggin Hill, Kent, to R.A.F. Station, Scampton, Lincolnshire - home of No. 617 Squadron (''The Dam Busters'') - to mark the 24th. anniversary of the raid that breached the Mehne and Eder Dams east of the Ruhr. On board the aircraft were several ex-617 Squadron aircrew who took part in the raid, including Mr. G. Rise and Mr. W. Townsend, dams raid pilots and Mr. D. Webb, a gunner on the raid
RM2JKBMK8–Lockheed Martin F-35B, Lightning II, 023, 617 Squadron, RAF, RIAT 2022, Fairford, Gloucestershire.
RMAYBPKE–Memorial to the Dambusters of 617 Squadron, Derwent Dam, Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire, England, UK
RMMNCTE0–Johnny Johnson, the last survivor of the original Dambusters of 617 Squadron, walks under the wing of an Avro Lancaster Bomber as he arrives with his grandson at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
RM2HT1W0R–Air crew of 617 Squadron scramble their Avro Vulcan Bomber at RAF Scampton as part of a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) exercise. 12th February 1965.
RMDNG4EX–British Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 swing wing multi role fighter bomber arrives at Fairford for the RIAT
RMD820K6–RAF 617 'Dambusters' Squadron GR4A Tornado jet flying along the Derwent valley in Derbyshire to commemorate the 70th anniversary
RM2HKHRPP–Memorial to 617 Squadron in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, UK. The 617 Squadron were based in Woodhall Spa during WWII.
RMD50RW5–Wing Commander Guy Gibson, Vc, Dso and Bar, Dfc and Bar, Commander of 617 Squadron (dambusters) at Scampton, Lincolnshire, 22 Ju
RMKB1EHT–Memorial to the crews of 617 Squadron (Royal Air Force), 'The Dambusters', who lost their lives during World War 2 at Woodall Spa, Lincolnshire, UK.
