Place | Europe: Germany |
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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 This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
617 Squadron raid on the Mohne Dam, 16 May 1943
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.