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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 !
Determined to the Last by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	Bombing Up by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	Tragedy Above Hamm by Ivan Berryman. (PC)	GONER 58A - Mohne Dam, Germany, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (PC)

No.617 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection Click the images below to view the fantastic artwork we have available to purchase!

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 1943 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.

The Maestro Strikes Again by Ivan Berryman. (AP)

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.

Aircraft for : No.617 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.617 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Squadron	Info
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Lincoln Click the name above to see prints featuring Lincoln aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro	Lincoln Full profile not yet available.
Mosquito Click the name above to see prints featuring Mosquito aircraft. Manufacturer : De Havilland Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1955 Number Built : 7781	Mosquito Used as a night fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and Photo-reconnaissance, with a crew of two, Maximum speed was 425 mph, at 30,300 feet, 380mph at 17,000ft. and a ceiling of 36,000feet, maximum range 3,500 miles. the Mosquito was armed with four 20mm Hospano cannon in belly and four .303 inch browning machine guns in nose. Coastal strike aircraft had eight 3-inch Rockets under the wings, and one 57mm shell gun in belly. The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson. In early 1942, a modified version (mark II) operated as a night fighter with 157 and 23 squadron's. In April 1943 the first De Haviland Mosquito saw service in the Far east and in 1944 The Mosquito was used at Coastal Command in its strike wings. Bomber Commands offensive against Germany saw many Mosquitos, used as photo Reconnaissance aircraft, Fighter Escorts, and Path Finders. The Mosquito stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1955. and a total of 7781 mosquito's were built.