Dambusters at War
27475 | 01.09.2008 | £125
Printed by Royal Mail.
Designed by Adrian Bradbury
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Date:
1st September 2008
Issue:
Dambusters at War Stamp Sheet (Smilers®)
StockCode:
27475
Price:
£125
Producer/Series:
A G Bradbury, History of Britain 21
The sheet is limited to 1200 numbered copies.
Details
This fabulous sheet, featuring paintings by aviation artist, Mark Postlethwaite marks the 65th anniversary of 617 Squadron - The Dambusters.
The sheet border depicts:
TOP Guy Gibson making his first attack on the Mohne Dam 00.28 hrs 17th May 1943.
LEFT Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO*, DFC* who led the Dambusters Raid.
BOTTOM Joe McCarthy and his crew sit in the sun at RAF Scampton, Summer 1943.
RIGHT The new 617 Squadron was formed in March 1943 - several of its founder members were from 106 Squadron (shown in this picture).
The ten paintings on the labels feature:
Training 12th May 1943
The crews drop a full sized Upkeep mine for the first time in practice. A few are hit by the water splash of the mine hitting the water, causing damage to the Lancasters.
Attack on Mohne 16/17th May 1943
Guy Gibson draws fire away from Dave Maltby as he makes his attack run over the already crumbling Mohne Dam.
Attack on Sorpe 16/17th May 1943
Joe McCarthy drops his Upkeep mine on the Sorpe Dam.
Last One Home 17th May 1943
Bill Townsend and his crew in AJ-O are the last of the Dambusters to head home as dawn breaks behind them.
Marking Munich 24th April 1944
Leonard Cheshire drops red markers over Munich in a Mosquito to guide the heavy bombers precisely to their target.
Marking Siracourt 25th June 1944
Leonard Cheshire uses a Mustang for the first time to mark the V-Weapon site at Siracourt.
Sinking the Tirpitz 12th November 1944
Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons sink the Tirpitz near Tromso, Northern Norway.
Hitting the U-boats 12th January 1945
Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons bomb the U-boat pens at Bergen, Norway.
Grand Slam 21st March 1945
A Lancaster B1 Special drops a 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb over the Arbergen Rail Bridge near Bremen.
The Last Raid 25th April 1945
617 Squadron Lancasters join many others to bomb Hitler s mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden in their last raid of the war.
The sheet border depicts:
TOP Guy Gibson making his first attack on the Mohne Dam 00.28 hrs 17th May 1943.
LEFT Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO*, DFC* who led the Dambusters Raid.
BOTTOM Joe McCarthy and his crew sit in the sun at RAF Scampton, Summer 1943.
RIGHT The new 617 Squadron was formed in March 1943 - several of its founder members were from 106 Squadron (shown in this picture).
The ten paintings on the labels feature:
Training 12th May 1943
The crews drop a full sized Upkeep mine for the first time in practice. A few are hit by the water splash of the mine hitting the water, causing damage to the Lancasters.
Attack on Mohne 16/17th May 1943
Guy Gibson draws fire away from Dave Maltby as he makes his attack run over the already crumbling Mohne Dam.
Attack on Sorpe 16/17th May 1943
Joe McCarthy drops his Upkeep mine on the Sorpe Dam.
Last One Home 17th May 1943
Bill Townsend and his crew in AJ-O are the last of the Dambusters to head home as dawn breaks behind them.
Marking Munich 24th April 1944
Leonard Cheshire drops red markers over Munich in a Mosquito to guide the heavy bombers precisely to their target.
Marking Siracourt 25th June 1944
Leonard Cheshire uses a Mustang for the first time to mark the V-Weapon site at Siracourt.
Sinking the Tirpitz 12th November 1944
Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons sink the Tirpitz near Tromso, Northern Norway.
Hitting the U-boats 12th January 1945
Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons bomb the U-boat pens at Bergen, Norway.
Grand Slam 21st March 1945
A Lancaster B1 Special drops a 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb over the Arbergen Rail Bridge near Bremen.
The Last Raid 25th April 1945
617 Squadron Lancasters join many others to bomb Hitler s mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden in their last raid of the war.
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