Lancasters AJ-G and AJ-N carrying Upkeeps
by Gary Eason
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Lancasters AJ-G and AJ-N carrying Upkeeps
Artist
Gary Eason
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Photograph - Digital Picture
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Two specially adapted Lancaster bombers - Type 464 (Provisioning) - carrying Upkeep depth charges for use against German dams. This was the Barnes Wallis-designed weapon that the RAF's 617 'Dambusters' Squadron used against the Ruhr dams during World War II. This Flight Artworks image features Lancaster ED932/G, coded AJ-G, as flown by the leader of the operation, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, in May 1943. Alongside is ED912/G, AJ-N, as piloted by Les Knight. This was the aircraft on Operation Chastise that successfully breached the Eder Dam.
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February 2nd, 2014
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