ED921 AJ-W

Avro Lancaster B.III (Type 464 Provisioning)

Code lettersAJ-W
SquadronNo. 617 Squadron (Dambusters)
MarkB.III (Type 464 Provisioning)
FateSurvived the war

Notes

AJ-W, flown by Flight Lieutenant Les Munro of the RNZAF, was part of the wave bound for the Sorpe dam. Hit by flak over the Dutch coast, which knocked out its intercom and radio, the crippled aircraft could not carry on and Munro turned back; he and his crew returned safely.

Photographs

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Operation CHASTISE: the attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. No. 617 Squadron practice dropping the 'Upkeep' weapon at Reculver bombing range, Kent. Third launch sequence (1): Flight Lieutenant J L Munro in Avro Lancaster ED921/G drops his bomb from below 60 feet.
ⓘ licence & creditIWM staff photographers / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command,_1942-1945._IWMFLM2360.jpgView source & full licence →

Operations flown

Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — Aborted

Crew: J H Clay (Bomb aimer) · F E Appleby (Flight engineer) · W Howarth (Front gunner) · F G Rumbles (Navigator) · J L Munro (Pilot) · H A Weeks (Rear gunner) · P E Pigeon (Wireless operator)

Source: Dambusters Blog — Operation Chastise complete crew list →