Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (C) AIT128 Against the Tide by Stan

Against the Tide by Stan Stokes

assistant to the Curator-The Guards Museum) In the painting

Trafalgar Square by Graeme Lothian

the experienced crew will lie in wait

Paper size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm)

Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (C) AIT128 Against the Tide by StanDHM1949C. Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. Of the five Lancasters that formed the Second Wave of Operation Chastise, just one aircraft made it to the target, the Sorpe Dam, on the night of 16th 17th May 1943. American pilot Joe McCarthy had been forced to switch to the reserve aircraft due to technical difficulties and subsequently took off slightly later than his less fortunate comrades, all of whom fell either to German flak or to mishaps on