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Postcard Pack 0020 (PC)
PPACK0020. Postcard Pack 0020. Titles include:
GL11 Crewing Up by Graeme Lothian
DHM1419 The Dambusters by Graeme Lothian.
DHM1483 Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman.
DHM1482 Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman. Set of 4 postcards. All postcards size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
Items in this pack :
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GL0011PC. Crewing Up by Graeme Lothian. Crew of Lancasters 101 Squadron RAF, stand chatting and drinking cups of tea supplied by the WMCA vans. Delays in Ops for an hour or so allow the crews a chance to light up and have a cup of tea. 101 Squadron based at Ludford Magna were a squadron with a difference, from 1943 the Lancasters were fitted with special radio jamming equipment known as ABC or AirBorne Cigar and carried an eighth crew member known as the special duties operator. Squadron letters were SR and targeted by the Luftwaffe fighters giving 101 Squadron the highest casualty rating in Bomber Command. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P1419. The Dambusters by Graeme Lothian. The night of the 16th May 1943 saw 19 modified Lancasters of the specially formed 617 squadron set out to breach the Ennepe, Eder, Mohne and Sorpe dams in Westphalia, Germany. The mission was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P1483.Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman. Guy Gibsons Lancaster having unsuccessfully dropped its bomb, draws enemy fire from the aircraft of Sqn Ldr Young as his bomb explodes spectacularly on the Mohne Dam during the audacious Dams Raids of 16th/17th May 1943. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P1482. Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman. Standing his aircraft at the height of just 60 feet above the waters of the Mohne, Flt Lt Maltby braves a hail of anti-aircraft fire just seconds before the release of the bouncing bomb that would at last breach the dam on that historic night of the 16th/17th May 1943. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
Website Price: £ 8.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £8.80 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £0.8
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