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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. (AP) RAF Scampton: 16 May 1943 20.55 hrs. Everyone at Scampton suspected that something big was about to happen. The crews of the recently formed 617 Squadron, hand-picked by their CO Wing Commander Guy Gibson, had been training hard for weeks and the rumour on the grapevine suggested it might be the Tirpitz they were after. But then, late in the afternoon of 16 May 1943 came the call over the station tannoy that they had all been waiting for: 'All crews of 617 Squadron to report to the briefing room - immediately.' The buzz of excited conversation dropped into silence as Gibson addressed them, and the secret was shared: their small force was about to attack the major dams of western Germany. It was what they had been waiting for and they would go that night. Final Briefing is the first in Anthony Saunders' pair of prints to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Dambuster Raid and depicts the moment at dispersal as Guy Gibson readies his crew to climb inside their waiting Lancaster - AJ-G 'George'. A red flare will soon curl skywards, burning brightly against the sun's fast-fading rays; it is the signal to start engines and at 21.39 G-George will get airborne, leading the first wave of three aircraft. For the crews of 617 Squadron the weeks of intensive training were now over - Operation Chastise was underway. Item Code : DHM6400AP Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. (AP) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Stevens, Maureen + Artist : Anthony Saunders Signature(s) value alone : £15 £60 Off! Now : £140.00 SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT DOUBLE PRINT PACKS! Buy With : The Breach by Anthony Saunders. (AP) for £270 - Save £130 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Final Briefing by Anthony Saunders. DHM6400 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Stevens, Maureen + Artist : Anthony Saunders Signature(s) value alone : £15 £95.00 VIEW EDITION... REMARQUE Limited edition of 25 remarques. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Stevens, Maureen + Artist : Anthony Saunders Signature(s) value alone : £15 £60 Off! Now : £300.00 VIEW EDITION... REMARQUE Limited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches (67cm x 50cm) Image size 21.5 inches x 14 inches (54cm x 36cm) Stevens, Maureen + Artist : Anthony Saunders Signature(s) value alone : £15 £60 Off! Now : £475.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Corporal Maureen Stevens (deceased) *Signature Value : £15	Was an R/T Operator in the control tower at Scampton during 1943 and was on duty on the night of the 16/17 May when she talked home the survivors of the Dambuster Raids. She died on 3rd December 2017.

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