En-Route to the Bielefeld Viaduct by Nicolas Trudgian features Lancasters of 617 Squadron with special 'Tallboy' bombs.
Squadron Leader Calder of 617 Squadron flying Lancaster `YZ S` en route to attack the Bielefeld Viaduct on the 14th March 1945. The other Lancasters carried Tallboy bombs but Calder’s was equipped with the 22000lb Grand Slam ‘earthquake’ bomb, the first time it was used operationally. Top cover was provided by RAF Mustangs in this daylight raid which proved a complete success with no less than ten arches of the viaduct being destroyed.
Each print in Nicolas Trudgian's limited edition, En-route to the Bielefeld Viaduct, is signed by two aircrew who took part in this famous raid:
Benny Goodman
Bill Burnett.
Artist:
Nicolas Trudgian
From:
Vector Fine Art
Edition:
250
Size:
16 x 12 inches overall including borders.
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