617 Squadron raid on the Mohne Dam, 16 May 1943

Place Europe: Germany
Accession Number ART40896
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 103.2 cm x 133.8 cm; Unframed: 91.5 cm x 122 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Wootton, Frank
Place made United Kingdom: England, Sussex
Date made 1980
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Two Lancaster bombers from the Royal Air Force no. 617 crossing the wall of the Moehne Dam, in the attack later known as The Dam Busters Raid.

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