Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (GL) SHN417 before falling victim to a

before falling victim to a 6pdr anti-tank gun

00am by Ivan Berryman

but striking the dam wall off centre with no visible effect

even though they succeeded in burning down the hospital

The squadron moved south from Drem airfield in East Lothian on August 14th 1940 to relieve the already battered no

Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (GL) SHN417 before falling victim to aDHM1949GL. 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