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Official Historian:
Mr RM Owen
617 Squadron Aircrew Association
617 Squadron ( The Dam Busters )
617 Squadron, "The Dambusters", with 34 Lancasters and two Mosquitoes, the latter being used for low-level target marking.
617 Squadron operated from the airfield until the end of hostilities, pioneering the use of ultra-heavy bombs - the 12,000lb Tallboy and 22,000lb Grand Slam - both of which were used on special targets in operations from the airfield.
617 Squadron re-union
On Saturday 14th May 2011 members of the 617 Squadron Aircrew Association visited Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre. Some of the special guests take time for a photo during their tour of the centre. L-R :- Association President Air Commodore John Langston CBE, Charles Avey, Doris Fraser her Husband was F/Lt John Fraser , Pat Hamilton and Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC.
Photo by Oscarpix Imaging
Dam Busters Memorial at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
F/Lt John Fraser
L- R:- Sqn Ldr. Benny Goodmann and F/Lt, Navigator Maurice Webster.
Photo by Thorpe Camp Preservation Group
L- R:- F/O Basil Fish, A/G Charles Avey Alec Bates Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Photos by Thorpe Camp Preservation Group
Reunion in 2012 members of the 617 Squadron Aircrew
Association visited Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre.
L-R :- Gp Cpt David Robertson, George Johnson and
Association President Air Commodore John Langston CBE
Photos by Oscarpix Imaging
Colin ColeWireless Operator
Photo by Thorpe Camp Preservation Group
