To mark the 60th Anniversary of the Dams Raid carried out by No 617 Squadron on 16/17 May 1943 equipped with specially modified Lancasters fitted with Barnes Wallis' remarkable bouncing bomb we are releasing what will be the most popular cover we have so far issued, with stunning artwork and superb signatures. The top part of the artwork shows Lancaster 'AJ-A' flown by Squadron Leader H Young about to prepare to make his attack, while the lower half of the artwork shows Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his crew boarding Lancaster 'AJ-G'. The raid was a great success and a great moral boast for the Allied war effort and immortalised in the film 'the Dam Busters' released in the mid-1950s. Each cover bears a British Forces Post Office special handstamp, dated the 16/17 May 2003, which shows the Lancaster 'AJ-G' which Wing Commander Guy Gibson flew, and commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Dams Raid. Furthermore the covers have been double flown in a Tornado of No 617 Squadron and also in VC 10, XV102, named 'Guy Gibson VC' of No 10 Squadron. 

Wing Commander Dave Robertson RAF
This cover has been handsigned by Wing Commander Dave Robertson RAF, Commanding Officer of No 617 'Dam Buster' Squadron who led the squadron during 'Iraqi Freedom', the second Gulf War. The squadron were based at Ali Al Salem, North Kuwait and were the first RAF squadron to use the Strom Shadow 'Bunker-Busting' airborne long range cruise missles. Wing Commander Robertson handed over command of the Squadron in July 2003 to Wing Commander Monkman DFC MA RAF.

 This cover has been flown in a 617 Squadron Tornado GR4 by Wing Commander Robertson himself. Official special numbered and certified on reverse.

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