Description
All Editions are signed and numbered by the Artist.
You will also receive a Certificate of Authenticity.
Individual Biographies of each signatory included.
Artist Remarque Edition and Artist Studio Collection signed by;
Richard Todd OBE
George Chalmers DFC DFM
Sqdn Ldr Jerry Fray DFC
CPL Ron Barton
Harold Roddis
Victor Gill
In 1943, the RAF’s 617 Squadron set out to destroy three dams in Germany’s Ruhr valley. They managed to breach two, giving a boost to Britain’s war effort. On 16 May 1943, 19 aircraft set out to destroy the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany’s industrial heartland. They used specially designed drum-shaped bouncing bombs, which skimmed across the water, rolled down the dam wall and exploded at depth. Only 11 of the aircraft returned from the perilous low-level mission in which they flew at just 150ft all the way from England before descending for the bombing run to defeat the German radar. It resulted in the largest awarding of medals at any one time during the war. The bouncing bombs were the brainchild of legendary aviation engineer Sir Barnes Wallis, who was knighted in 1968.
Size Calculator
70cm x 50cm = 27.5” x 19.5”
66cm x 40cm = 26” x 15.5”
48.3cm x 39.2cm = 19” x 15.5”
46cm x 34cm = 18.5” x 13”
38cm x 30.5cm = 15” x 12”
