{"product_id":"the-dambusters-three-good-bounces-by-robert-taylor-ap","title":"The Dambusters - Three Good Bounces by Robert Taylor. (AP)","description":"DHM6477AP. The Dambusters - Three Good Bounces by Robert Taylor. \u003cp\u003e In the history of air warfare few missions come close in terms of courage and the highest skills of precision flying to the one carried out by 617 Squadron on the night of 16th-17th May 1943.  Codenamed Operation Chastise, their mission was to destroy the great dams that were vital to the industries of the Ruhr and, to do so, they would use a radical new weapon designed by Barnes Wallis - a \u003ci\u003ebouncing bomb\u003c\/i\u003e that would \u003ci\u003eskip\u003c\/i\u003e across the water before detonating against the dam wall.  On the night of 16th May, after seven weeks of intensive low level training, nineteen crews flew their Lancaster bombers from RAF Scampton to carry out what became one of the most legendary missions of all time.  The result was the destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams.  Robert Taylor's outstanding painting depicts a moment at the height of the successful attack on the Möhne Dam, the first of three primary targets that night, as 'Dinghy' Young powers Lancaster AJ-A over the wall of the dam just after releasing his bouncing bomb.  Commanding Officer Guy Gibson, flying high with lights on to draw enemy flak, noted that Young's bomb made 'three good bounces' before successfully detonating against the dam wall to trigger its collapse.  David Maltby in AJ-J will shortly deliver the final, decisive blow. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by Squadron Leader George L. Johnson DFM,\u003cbr\u003eCorporal Maureen Stevens,\u003cbr\u003eDr Mary Stopes-Roe,\u003cbr\u003eSquadron Leader Les Munro DSO DFC RNZAF,\u003cbr\u003eSergeant Raymond E. Grayston (deceased),\u003cbr\u003eFlight Sergeant Grant S McDonald RCAF (deceased),\u003cbr\u003eSergeant Frederick E. Sutherland RCAF\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eCorporal Kenneth Lucas (deceased). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors edition of 25 artist proofs.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImage size 28.5 inches x 15 inches (72cm x 38cm), Paper size 35 inches x 22 inches (89cm x 56cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54135259070797,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWdhm6477.jpg?v=1781872324","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/the-dambusters-three-good-bounces-by-robert-taylor-ap","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}