Operation Chastise - The Dambuster Raid by Barry Price. 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton led by Wg Cdr G P Gibson.
Specially adapted Lancasters were used. The fourth aircraft to attack, AJ@A (ED877) piloted by Sqn Ldr H M Young was the aircraft which breached
the Mohne Dam. The attack was carried out under the a full moon for
maximum nighttime visibility. The mine was released at an altitude of 60ft
at 220mph. Codename for the cylindrical mine was 'Upkeep'. Diameter
50", length 60". Of the 19 who set out only 8 failed to return.
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me262A-1a by Barry Price. In the early summer of 1944 the Me 262 became the worlds first
operational jet aircraft. With a top speed of 540 mph it easily
outperformed any Allied aircraft of WWII, and went on to revolutionise
aerial warfare. A truly remarkable aircraft.
Luftwaffe Arado 234 B-2 by Barry Price. One of the most advanced aircraft of World War II, the AR234 with
its twin turbojets could carry out its high altitude reconnaissance or
bombing duties at speed which made interception by Allied aircraft
virtually impossible.
Spitfire Sunset by Barry Price.
Spitfire's MKIV's returning to base in late 1942.
Lancaster Dawn by Barry Price. Lancasters making a safe return circa 1944.
The Berlin Airlift - Tempelhof 1948 by Barry Price. In 1948 Stalins ruthless rule over post-war Eastern Europe was
extended to a blockade of the land supply routes to West Berlin in an
attempt to starve the city into surrender. The freedom of West Berlins 2
million population was maintained during 1948 and 1949 by a massive
airlift of food, coal and supplies over the Iron Curtain and the will of
Berliners not to capitulate in the face of Stalins Cold War. The Berlin
Airlift - Tempelhof captures just one moment in the thousands of landings.
