Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman. (AP) BAT95 and the British Expeditionary Force

and the British Expeditionary Force had been forced to evacuate at Dunkirk

Bohme was soon chosen to fly with the great Oswald Boelke with Jasta 2

left her last anchorage at Grimstadt Fjord in Norway

Original chromolithograph fom the supplement of the Army and Navy Gazette

The under-strength division had just been formed the previous month from a mixture of ad hoc units and various marks of tank

Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman. (AP) BAT95 and the British Expeditionary ForceIBF0060AP. Dambusters over the Mohne by Ivan Berryman. Tracer fire streaks past two Dambuster Lancasters of No. 617 Sqn as the decisive Barnes Wallace bouncing bomb skips towards the dam in the moonlit background. Fire from the already burning buildings lights up the front face of the dam and reflects off the aircraft as they throttle up to make good their escape. Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm)