Dambusters - The Impossible Mission by Robert Taylor
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7 Signature Collectors Edition - Secondary Market
This collectors edition is the seven signature edition and is signed by the following veterans who took part in the historic Dambusters Raid.
Sergeant RAYMOND E. GRAYSTON
Ray Grayston had been serving in 50
Squadron when he was posted to 617 Squadron in March 1943. The flight
engineer of Les Knight's Lancaster AJ-N, they attacked and successfully
breached the Eder Dam. Ray was shot down on 16 September 1943, and was
taken to Stalag Luft III as a POW.
Squadron Leader GEORGE L. JOHNSON DFM
Joining the RAF in 1940,
George Johnson served with 97 Squadron before joining 617 Squadron.
Bomb Aimer on American Joe McCarthy's Lancaster AJ-T, they attacked the
Sorpe Dam, for which he was awarded the DFM. Commissioned a few months
later, George retired from the RAF in 1962.
Squadron Leader LES MUNRO DSO DFC RNZAF
New Zealander Les Munro
was the Captain and pilot of Lancaster AJ- W assigned to attack the
Sorpe Dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after
heavy flak-damage over Holland had rendered his aircraft unable to
carry on with the operation.
Sergeant FREDERICK E. SUTHERLAND RCAF
'Doc' Sutherland was the
front gunner on Les Knight's Lancaster AJ-N that went to the Mohne Dam,
and then successfully attacked and breached the Eder Dam. Shot down
four months later, he managed to evade capture and escape back to
England with the help of the Resistance movements, returning through
Holland, France and Spain.
Flight Sergeant GRANT S. McDONALD RCAF
Grant McDonald was the
rear gunner on Lancaster AJ-F flown by Ken Brown. On the way to the
Ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip
before reaching the Sorpe Dam.
Corporal BECK PARSONS
Vital to the whole Dambusters operation
was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron,
personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an
electrician and worked with Avro Manchesters with 207 Squadron at
Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton
where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing
bomb'. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on 'B'
Flight at the time of the raid, together with 'Top Maintenance' on five
of the Lancasters, including those of Guy Gibson and Mick Martin.
Corporal KENNETH LUCAS
Ken Lucas joined the RAF in June 1940, and trained as ground crew for Bomber Command. He was sent first to 49 Squadron at RAF Scampton, before transferring to 617 Squadron upon its formation. Involved in all the major servicing of the aircraft, Ken was heavily involved in carrying out the modifications to the aircraft before the raid, including fitting the motors that drove the belt that spun the bomb, and attaching the crucial lamps to the underside of the aircraft.
