The Dam Busters Film signed 12 WW2 RAF Veterans who served with 617 Sqn . 19 Sep 2001 Scampton Guy Gibson and the ...

The Dam Busters Film signed 12 WW2 RAF Veterans who served with 617 Sqn . 19 Sep 2001 Scampton Guy Gibson and the Dambusters. The Dam Busters. Picture cachet of Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave in The Dam Busters Film Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark and Derek Farr. Personally Signed by F Howkins Wireless Op 617 Sqn He took part in the Tirpitz , Dortmund – Ems Canal and Kembs Canal Dam Raids. Arthur Frank Poore DFC Lancaster Pilot with 106 and 617 Squadrons flew on raids included the Saumar Tunnel, Albert, Lyons, Etaples,Brest,Creil and the D – Day Spoof. Flying Officer Raymond .E.Grayston . took part in Operation Chastise as a flight Engineer on Les Knights Crew on Lancaster AJ-N which attacked the Eder Dam 16 to 17 May 1943 Dambuster & later on the Dortmund Ems Canel forced to bail out and became a POW and was sent to Stalag Luft 111. Flt Lt Hubert 'Hughie' Evans RAF DFC. Joined the RAFVR in January 1940 as a Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner flew in Wellington's 1st Tour with 49 Sqn at Scampton in 1941 and then joined 617 Sqn with Quinton's crew until 1944 for his 2nd tour. He was posted to 15 Sqn at Mildenhall on Experimental Bombing of U - Boat Pens. Adjutant Harry Humphries Flt Lt Administrator 617 Squadron (Dambusters) Selected by Guy Gibson to be the founder adjutant and assisted leader of the Dam Busters Raid, put the crews together for this important mission. Flt.Lt. Percy (Bill) Buttle DFC with 51 (Halifax) Sqn. Later joined 617 Sqn., navigator. Theatres of Operation Europe, Aircraft flown Stearman Biplane, Catalina, Anson, Wellington, Halifax and Lancaster . He was Navigator With Sqn Ldr Benny Goodman’s )crew from the time of his first operation with 51 Sqn until termination with 617 sqn. Rowland Smith 617 Sqn Tail Gunner with 9, 619 and 617 Squadrons. His Pilots were Stout and Knilans. Took put in many raids including the U – Boat – Pens at Brest & Lorient, Flying Bomb Sites, Attack on the Factories of Albert – France, the attack on Toulouse. Sqn Ldr L W Curtis DFC, Signals Leader on the Tirpitz mission with 617 Sqn. Also with 149, 99 & 158 Sqns and the famous 617 Dam Buster Squadron. His operations were carried out in Europe, North Africa and Russia. Whilst serving with 617 Squadron he flew with Squadron Leader Micky Martin. He flew on many aircraft, the Wellington, Halifax, Fairey Battle, Whitley, Lancaster, Stirling and Mosquito. He was awarded the DFC and Bar. by Ronald P Castleman Warrant Officer Air Gunner (crew member of Sqn Ldr Poore) Squadrons: 106, 617,Prior 106, No 10 OUT Det.St. Eval May 1943 5 Auti Sub Sweeps Bay of Biscay Theatres of operation Europe Aircraft flown Whitley, Lancaster, Wellington. Sqn Ldr J.Castagnola DSO,DFC* & Bar pilot with 617,57 Squadrons. Was on the Tirpitz, Kembs Canal ( his bomb probably demolished the western most sluice gate ) Ijmuiden, St Cyr Clermont Ferrand, D Day Spoof and Saumar Tunnel raids. Theatres of Operations Western Europe Aircraft flown Dakota, Vampire, Venom, Lancaster, Hunter. Wg Cdr J B Tait 617 Sqn Pilot led attack on the battleship Tirpitz. Awarded 4 DS0's. A. (George) Chalmers DFC, DFM Wireless operator/Air gunner on the Dams Raid, 17 May 43. F/ Sgt W C Townsend Crew 3rd Dams raid Wave Attacked Ennepe dam unsuccessfully Returned safely. Full Details enclosed Certified No 8 of 10 Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99