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Bill Townsend
| Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) Pilot and Captain of Lancaster AJ-O, he attacked the Ennepe Dam. Transferring to the RAF from the Army in 1941, Bill Townsend served a tour as a pilot with 49 Squadron, before joining 617 Squadron, at the time a Flight Sergeant. As part of 617 Squadron Bill Townsend flew Lancaster ED-886 codenamed AJ – O for Orange in the famous dambuster raid of May 1944. Flight Sergeant Townsend flew his bomber and crew in the third wave of the famous raid. After the first two dams (Mohne and Eder) were breached, O for Orange was tasked to attack the Ennepe dam. With no anti-aircraft firing at them, they had time to do three trial runs before they released their bomb, but it failed to damage the dam. Forced to fly back at tree top level by enemy action, his Lancaster was the last to return. It limped home short of one engine. He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for his courageous actions in the raid. Bill Townsend was later promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He had been a pupil at Monmouth and after the war studied at Lincoln College, Oxford. He became a business man and a civil servant after his studies. FLt/Lt Townsend passed away in April 1991 , there with a flypast by 617 Tornadoes at his cremation on the 15th April 1991 |
Items Signed by Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) |
| Inbound to Target - The Dambusters by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | The crews of 617 Squadron that took part in the epic Dambusters raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943 were among the finest in the RAF. They were the elite of Bomber Command, and when they left RAF Scampton that night, the skills of their pilots - som...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Wellington by Robert Taylor. Price : £140.00 | Published in 1980 this rare art print shows Wellingtons of 425 Squadron RCAF, with the aircraft KW - E and KW - N clearly shown. This superb prints carry the rare original signature of FLt/Lt Townsend who passed away in April 1991. These were th...... | |
| Lancaster by Frank Wootton. Price : £400.00 | Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Avro Lancaster on 9th January 1941. ...... | |
| Bomb Away! The Third Assault by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | On the night of 16th - 17th May 1943 nineteen specially modified Lancasters of No.617 Squadron departed from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire on one of the most secret and daring bombing operations undertaken during World War Two. The ultra-secret oper...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Flight Lieutenant Bill Townsend CGM DFM (deceased) |
| Wellington Bomber Print Pack. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £260 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Overdue by Gerald Coulson. Wellington by Robert Taylor. Dawn Return by Anthony Saunders. (APB) Wellingtons by Keith Woodcock. (B) | |
| Wellington Bomber Prints. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £323 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Overdue by Gerald Coulson. Wellington by Robert Taylor. The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. Evening Departure by Gerald Coulson. | |
| Vicker Wellington Bomber Prints. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £340 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. Wellington by Robert Taylor. Dawn Return by Anthony Saunders. (C) Overdue by Gerald Coulson. | |
Pack 532. Pack of two Wellington bomber aviation prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £170.00 Saving : £190 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Wellington by Robert Taylor. The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. | ||
Wellington Bomber Prints by Gerald Coulson and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £210.00 Saving : £190 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Overdue by Gerald Coulson. Wellington by Robert Taylor. |
Aircrew Signature Wellington Bomber Prints by Robert Taylor and Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £145.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Dawn Return by Anthony Saunders. (C) Wellington by Robert Taylor. | ||
Signed Wellington Bomber Aircraft Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £200.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : The Loch Ness Wellington by Ivan Berryman. Wellington by Robert Taylor. |
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