Ops On Hold by Richard Taylor. SIG1153C During the battle Lt Lavrinienko

During the battle Lt Lavrinienko

HMS Bristol (D23) was designed for a role that never materialised

79 from 219 Squadriglia on a reconnaissance sortie

This was the moment when the massive Möhne dam was finally breached on the night of 16th-17th May 1943 during the top secret Operation Chastise

Ops On Hold by Richard Taylor. SIG1153C During the battle Lt LavrinienkoDHM6501. Ops On Hold by Richard Taylor. March 1944 and heavy snow has settled firmly over the frozen Lincolnshire countryside around RAF Fiskerton. For once the Lancasters of 49 Squadron stand quietly idle at their dispersal points around the perimeter of the airfield. It is a scene recreated at many other heavy bomber airfields across the east of England and the young airmen who crew these mighty machines now wait patiently for the inevitable thaw