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No.617 Sqn RAF - Squadron Profile.

No.617 Sqn RAF

Founded : 23rd March 1943
Country : UK
Fate :
Known Aircraft Codes : AJ, YZ, KC

Apres mois, le deluge - After me, the flood

No.617 Sqn RAF


Latest No.617 Sqn RAF Artwork Releases !
 The Lancaster B MkIII of Flt Lt J V Hopgood was the second aircraft to make an attempt at breaching the Mohne Dam on the night of 16/17th of May 1943, ED925(G) (AJ-M) encountering intense flak and 20mm fire from the shore and from the towers of the dam itself. Just moments from the release of the Upkeep bomb, both of Hopgood's port engines took direct hits and burst into flames as other rounds ripped through the starboard wing. Despite these fatal strikes, the brave crew pressed home their attack, but released their bomb just seconds too late to be effective. The bomb bounced over the dam wall, landing on the power station below where it exploded with devastating results. With blazing fuel now engulfing the wing of his crippled aircraft, Hopgood climbed to about 500ft where the wing failed, sending ED925 into a dive from which it would never recover. By jumping clear just moments before impact, two of her crew survived to become prisoners of war.

Determined to the Last by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 Watched by keen eyes, an Upkeep bomb arrives on the threshold to be loaded onto the special cradle beneath a Lancaster of 617 Dambusters Squadron on the eve of their perilous journey to the Ruhr Valley on the night of 16th May 1943 when the Möhne and Eder dams were breached under the codename Operation Chastise.

Bombing Up by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 Whilst en route to the Ruhr on the night of 16th/17th May 1943 as part of Operation Chastise, Lancaster AJ-C received 20mm hits to the starboard inner engine which immediately burst into flames. Pilot Officer Warner Ottley realised instantly that all hydraulic power was knocked out and the aircraft began a lurid descent toward the ground, Ottley's final words over the intercom being Sorry boys. They got us. When ED910(G) impacted with the ground, its tail sheared off and the rear turret, including Sgt Fred Tees survived the conflagration. Tees was quickly taken prisoner, no doubt mindful of the tragic fact that he had swapped his front turret for the rear with Sgt Harry Strange before take-off. All the other crew members sadly perished.<br><br><b>Crew of <i>C for Charlie</i> :</b><br><br>Pilot : Plt Off W H T Ottley<br>Flight Engineer : Sgt R Marsden<br>Navigator : Flg Off J K Barrett<br>Wireless Operator : Sgt J Guterman<br>Bomb Aimer : Flt Sgt T B Johnston<br>Front Gunner : Sgt H J Strange<br>Rear Gunner : Sgt F Tees. <br>

Tragedy Above Hamm by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 Avro Lancaster AJ-P of Flt. Lt. Martin 617 Squadron releases the bomb that successfully breaches the Mohne dam. In the foreground the electrical substation is burning from a previous attack by Flt.Lt. Hopgood.

GONER 58A - Mohne Dam, Germany, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (PC)

No.617 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection
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Moonlight Run (Dambusters) by Ivan Berryman.


The Night They Broke the Dams - Operation Chastise by Ivan Berryman.


The Dambusters by Ivan Berryman.


The One That Broke The Dam by Ivan Berryman.


'O' Safe Home by Ivan Berryman.


Moment of Truth by Ivan Berryman. (P)


The Hardest Task by Ivan Berryman. (P)


No Way Back by Ivan Berryman.


Determined to the Last by Ivan Berryman. (GS)


Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman.


A Wing and a Prayer by Ivan Berryman.


Tragedy at the Eder by Ivan Berryman.


A Lucky Escape by Ivan Berryman.


Tragedy Above Hamm by Ivan Berryman.


Not This Time by Ivan Berryman.


Unmissable Chance by Ivan Berryman.


617 Squadron Outbound to the Ruhr by Ivan Berryman.


Undetected by Ivan Berryman.


Bombing Up by Ivan Berryman.


The Horror and the Glory by Ivan Berryman.


First Strike by Ivan Berryman.


Clipped Signature - Tony Iveson.


Clipped Signature - E A 'Ted' Wass.


Clipped Signature - Des Phillips.


Clipped Signature - James 'Willie' Tait.


Clipped Signature - Ken Brown.


Clipped Signature - Raymond Grayston.


Clipped Signature - George 'Johnny' Johnson.


Clipped Signature - Frederick Sutherland.


Clipped Signature - Grant S McDonald.


Clipped Signature - Kenneth Lucas.


Clipped Signature - Edward Johnson.


Clipped Signature - George Chalmers.


Clipped Signature - David Shannon.


Clipped Signature - John Langston.


Clipped Signature - Maureen Stevens.


Clipped Signature - Joe Warburton.


Clipped Signature - Leopold Doyle.


Clipped Signature - Ralph Briars.


Clipped Signature - Bill Buttle.


Goner 78A - The Dambusters Raid by Tim Fisher.


Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1942 by David Pentland.


Gibson VC by Graeme Lothian.


The Dambusters by Graeme Lothian.


The Dambusters by Simon Smith.


Gibson by Robert Tomlin.


Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman.


Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman.


Operation Chastise - The Dambusters by Philip West.


Every Second Counts - The Dambusters by Philip West.


En-Route by Anthony Saunders.


Dambusters by Anthony Saunders.


Well on the Way to Make History - the Dambusters by David Pentland.


GONER 58A - Mohne Dam, Germany, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland.


Inbound to Target - The Dambusters by Robert Taylor.


Dambusters - The First Wave by Ivan Berryman.


Dambusters - Moment of Truth by Ivan Berryman.


The Dambusters by Gerald Coulson.


Bravest of the Brave by Ivan Berryman.


Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman.


Raining Fire by Ivan Berryman.


The Eder Breaks by Ivan Berryman.


Sinking the Tirpitz by Nicolas Trudgian.


Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian.


Primary Target by Philip West.


Homeward Bound by Nicolas Trudgian.

Welcome Home by Stephen Brown.

Eye of the Storm - The Dambusters by Philip West.


Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor.

Legends of the Air by Philip West.

Primary Target by Philip West - Original Sketch. (P)


Breaching the Eder by Simon Smith.


Dambusters Outward Bound by Simon Smith.


Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson.


Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor.


Dambusters - The Morning After by Gerald Coulson.

Night of Heroes - The Dambusters by Philip West.


Enemy Coast Ahead - The Dambusters by Philip West.


Breaching the Dams by Nicolas Trudgian.


Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam by Robert Taylor.


Enemy Coast Ahead by Simon Atack.


Breaching the Möhne by Anthony Saunders.


Approach to the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders.


Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders.


The Dambusters by Ivan Berryman.


Bomb Away! The Third Assault by Robert Taylor.


Into Attack by Gerald Coulson.


Operation Chastise by John Young.


Doors Closed by Mark Postlethwaite.


Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders.


The Breach by Anthony Saunders.


The Dambusters - Last Moments of the Möhne Dam by Robert Taylor.


On Course for the Möhne Dam by Richard Taylor.


Pathway to the Ruhr by Anthony Saunders.


The Dambusters - Three Good Bounces by Robert Taylor.

The Bomber Boys by James Dietz.

Dambusters, May 1943 by Peter Read.


The Legend Lives On by A Bramham.


Now They Know We Are Here! by P E Holland.


Tractor Girl by David Pentland.


Topping Up by David Pentland.


Dam Defenders by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-N by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-L by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-G by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-P by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-M by David Pentland.


Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-A by David Pentland.


The Secret Weapon by David Pentland.


A Lincolnshire Sunset 1944 by Gerald Coulson.

High Speed Intrusion by Gerald Coulson.


Spirit of 617 Squadron by Michael Turner.


Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman.

Gibson Over the Mohne by Keith Aspinall.


Tallboy Raid by Keith Aspinall.


Tonight We Make History by Keith Aspinall.


Target Tirpitz by Keith Aspinall.


Operation Chastise - The Dambuster Raid by Barry Price.


The Sinking of the Tirpitz by Frank Wootton.


Operation Chastise by Tony Sargeant.


Dambusters by Robert Taylor.


Operation Chastise by Robert Taylor.


Dam Busters Setting Off by Simon Atack.

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