the Rolls Royce R engine is being lowered into the body of the aircraft
Groundcrew busy themselves readying their de Havilland Mosquito as the aircrew head out towards the aeroplane for yet another mission to a high value target over occupied Europe during WW2
the Black Widow had a roughly similar appearance to the P-38 Lightning
Hans-Ekkehard Bob claims his fifth victory
Original Chromolithograph plate from the series published by A K Johnson
Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (B) UNT138 the Rolls Royce R engineDHM1217B. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available aircraft