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Lot 501
THE DAMBUSTERS, 617 SQUADRON, important and probably unique small format autograph album presented to James Brown Junior, son of James Brown MB ChB, Senior medical officer for 617 Squadron, stationed at Scampton and Swinderby, on his 9th birthday, 8th October 1942; signatures include Dambusters, other members of 617 Squadron and other RAF Squadrons, RCAF, and gallant Airmen, etc, including, DAMBUSTERS R.C. Hay F/O RAAF DFC & bar, K.I.A. 12.2.44 K.I.A. 13.2.44 according to official record, Bomb Aimer in the ANZAC Crew, AJ-P First wave, third aircraft to attack Möhne Dam. Mine veered left after dropping and exploded at side of dam. Flight Lieutenant Robert Claude Hay, RAAF, 407074, aged 30 Melvin Young S/L DFC & BAR MISSING 17-5-43 MOHNE EDER DAMS PRESUMED KILLED, Dambusters Pilot, Squadron Leader Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young, DFC & Bar. Studied at Trinity College, Oxford part of winning crew of the 1938 Boat Race. Acquired nickname "Dinghy" after coming down in the sea twice and surviving in inflatable dinghies. Transferred from No.57 Squadron to No. 617 Squadron. Young together with Henry Maudsley carried out much of the organizing work needed to form a new squadron. On the night of the 16/17 May 1943, the raid took place. Young flew Avro Lancaster ED877/G AJ-A (code-named "A-Apple"). A-Apple flew as part of the first wave which attacked the Möhne Dam. Young was second in command of the raid, which was led by Wg Cdr Guy Gibson. A-Apple was fourth to attack and hit the dam, causing a small breach. On the return journey, A-Apple was brought down by anti-aircraft fire, probably by gunners at Castricum-aan-Zee, who reported shooting down an aircraft at 2.58am. The bodies of all seven crewmen were washed up on the Dutch coast over the subsequent days and were buried in the Bergen General Cemetery, Bergen, North Holland. W.C. Townsend CGM DFM, Dambusters Pilot, AJ-O Third wave. Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-O, he attacked the Ennepe Dam. Flight Sergeant William Townsend Other members of 617 Squadron W. Astell F/Lt, L, William Astell, DFC, Flight Lieutenant Pilot, 60283, K.I.A. 17/05/1943, aged 23 From 9 Squadron Kenneth Hoad F/O, Kenneth Charles Hoad, DFC, Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner, 108544, K.I.A. 25/04/1944, aged 32 From 44 Squadron G.A. West DFM, Gerald Arthur West, Flying Officer Pilot, 139516, K.I.A. 02/12/1943, aged 30, buried Berlin From 50 Squadron G.A. Wilkins F/LT DFC, Squadron Leader Pilot, George Albert Wilkins, 45120, K.I.A. 15/08/1944, aged 29 From 83 Squadron Robert Macfarlane DSO DFC & Bar RAFVR 28/4/43, Group Captain Robert McFarlane was one of the few bomber pilots to locate the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during their high-speed dash up the English Channel; he later led a Lancaster bomber squadron at the height of the Battle of Berlin when Bomber Command's losses were the heaviest of the war. From 97 Squadron E. A. Deverill AFC DFC & Bar DFM, Ernest Alfred Deverill, Squadron Leader Pilot, 45546, K.I.A. 17/12/1943, aged 27 A.R. Cadman F/Lt DFM, Arthur Robert Cadman, 45207, K.I.A. 31/03/1944, aged 24 From 101 Squadron C.B. Morton RAFVR DFC & Bar, Squadron Leader From 150 Squadron F/O R.W. Stewart, Robert Watson Stewart, 1060247, K.I.A 06/05/1942 From 207 Squadron S/LDR Ian Huntly Wood DFC (missing 3.9.43) Pilot S/L Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood RAFVR 62322 took part in the Peenemunde Raid 17 August 1943, K.I.A. 03/09/1943 M.E. Doble DFC (missing), F/O Pilot Michael Eugene Doble, 68816, K.I.A. 12/03/1943, aged 22, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 14 Operational Training Unit To James best wishes from Chas Walker RAAF 11/10/42, with pasted in cutting Wicket-keeper Missing, Flying Officer C.W. Walker the South Australia wicket-keeper who is a gunner in the Royal Australian Air Force is reported missing following a flight over Germany (17.12.42) Charles William "Charlie" Walker (19 February 1909 - 18 December 1942) was a cricketer who played for South Australia and missed test caps only due to injury. Walker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 3 February 1941 and gained the rank of Flying Officer. Assigned to the 14 Operational Training Unit, Walker was killed in action when he was shot down over Soltau, Germany while piloting a bomber aircraft. Others including, J. W. Allison, Sergeant, 2222658, K.I.A. 23/09/1944, AGED 24; RCAF crew responsible for sinking a German Submarine off Bourne bay, Newfoundland 1940; Group Captain M.G. Philpott Squadron Leader 153 Squadron; Patrick Robins DFC P/O '57' Squadron; Squadron Leader, R.H. Morton AFC; 627 Squadron, S/Ldr, Group Captain R. (Ronnie) G. Churcher DSO, MVO, DFC & Bar; John Banks McGinn; Czech, Polish and Belgian Air Force personnel, serving with the RAF; RAF football team comprising internationals and football league players; with, Official Warrant appointing James Brown as Flying Officer, 5th April 1940, with usual printed signatures; Mentioned in Despatch Certificate, A/Squadron Leader J. Brown, MB ChB, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, published 1st January 1946; with silk map from a crashed Lancaster PROVENANCE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER
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