Master of the Skies by Tim Fisher (AP) REG598 Lancasters of 617 Sqn Dambusters

Lancasters of 617 Sqn Dambusters form up at the beginning 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

A bit of swagger before the Charge which would secure the regiments place in history

It was designed to fire the same low-capacity APCBC

a group of Mitsubishi A6M5 Zeros of the 201st Air Group head outbound from their base at Rabaul on a raiding sortie in November 1944

Master of the Skies by Tim Fisher (AP) REG598 Lancasters of 617 Sqn DambustersDHM1073AP. Master of the Skies by Tim Fisher. Von Richthofen brings down Ronald Hinings of 73 Squadron, making his 78th victory. This painting depicts the battle between Manfred von Richthofen and Lieutenant Ronald George Adams of 73 Squadron. Since his arrival on the battlefield in the late summer of 1916, this made Richthofen's 78th victory out of a final total of 80. The aircraft he was flying was a Fokker Drl No 477 17. It is shown with red upper