The Dams Raid

Operation "Chastise", May 16/17, 1943 No. 617 Squadron Personnel

The awards are those given specifically for the raid. The † indicates killed on Operation "Chastise"; * denotes prisoners of war.

Craft	Pilot	Flt Eng	Navi- gator	Wire- less	Bomber	Front gunner	Rear gunner
First Wave
AJ-G ED932/G	W/Cdr G.P. Gibson (VC)	Sgt Pulford (DFM)	P/O T.H. Taerum (DFC)	Flt Lt R.E.G. Hutchison (bar DFC)	P/O F.M. Spafford (DFC)	F/Sgt G.A. Deering (DFC)	Flt Lt R.A.D. Trevor Roper (DFC)
AJ-M ED925/G	Flt Lt J.V. Hopgood †	Sgt C Brennan †	F/O K. Earnshaw †	Sgt J.W. Minchin †	P/O J.W. Fraser *	F/O G.H.F.G. Gregory †	P/O A.F. Burcher *
AJ-P ED909/G	Flt Lt H.B.M. Martin (DSO)	P/O I. Whittaker	Flt Lt J.F. Leggo (Bar DFC)	F/O L. Chambers	Flt Lt R.C. Hay (Bar DFC)	P/O B.T. Foxlee	F/Sgt T.D. Simpson (DFM)
AJ-A ED877/G	Sqn Ldr H.M. Young †	Sgt D.T. Horsfall †	F/Sgt C.W. Roberts †	Sgt L.W. Nichols †	F/O V.S. Mac- Causland †	Sgt G.A Yeo †	Sgt W. Ibbotson †
AJ-J ED906/G	Flt Lt D.J. Maltby (DSO)	Sgt W. Hatton	Sgt V. Nicholson (DFM)	Sgt A.J.B. Stone	P/O J. Fort (DFC)	Sgt V. Hill	Sgt H.T. Simmonds
AJ-L ED929/G	Flt Lt D.J. Shannon (DSO)	Sgt R.J. Henderson	F/O D.R. Walker (Bar DFC)	F/O B. Goodale	F/Sgt L.J. Sumpter (DFM)	Sgt B. Jagger	P/O J. Buckley (DFC)
AJ-Z ED937/G	Sqn Ldr H.E. Maudsley †	Sgt J. Marriott †	F/O R.Q. Urquhart	WO2 A.P. Cottam †	P/O M.J.D. Fuller †	F/O W.J. Tyther- leigh †	Sgt N.R. Burrows †
AJ-B ED864/G	Flt Lt W. Astell †	Sgt J. Kinnear †	P/O F.A. Wile †	WO2 A. Garshowitz †	F/O D. Hopkinson †	F/Sgt F.A. Garbas †	Sgt R. Bolitho †
AJ-N ED912/G	P/O L.G. Knight (DSO)	Sgt R.E. Grayston	F/O H.S. Hobday (DFC)	F/Sgt R.G.T. Kellow	F/O E.C. Johnson (DFC)	Sgt F.E. Sutherland	Sgt H.E. O'Brien
Second Wave
AJ-E ED927/G	Flt Lt R.N.G. Barlow †	P/O S.L. Whillis †	F/O P.S. Burgess †	F/O C.R. Williams †	P/O A. Gillespie †	F/O H.S. Glinz †	Sgt J.R.G. Liddell †
AJ-W ED921/G	Flt Lt J.L. Munro	Sgt F.E. Appleby	F/O F.G. Rumbles	Sgt P.E. Pigeon	Sgt J.H. Clay	Sgt W. Howarth	F/Sgt H.A. Weeks
AJ-K ED934/G	P/O V.W. Byers †	Sgt A.J. Taylor †	F/O J.H. Warner †	Sgt J. Wilkinson †	P/O A.N. Whitaker †	Sgt C. McA. Jarvie †	F/Sgt J. McDowell
AJ-H ED936/G	P/O G. Rice	Sgt E.C. Smith	F/O R. Mac- Farlane	Sgt C. B. Gowrie	F/Sgt J.W. Thrasher	Sgt T.W. Maynard	Sgt S.Burns
AJ-T ED825/G	Flt Lt J.C. McCarthy (DSO)	Sgt W. Radcliffe	F/Sgt D.A. McLean (DFM)	Sgt L Eaton	Sgt G. L. Johnson (DFM)	Sgt R. Batson	F/O D.Rodger
Third Wave
AJ-C ED910/G	P/O W. Ottley †	Sgt R. Marsden †	F/O J.K. Barrett †	Sgt J Guterman †	F/Sgt T.B. Johnston †	Sgt F. Tees *	Sgt H.J. Strange †
AJ-S ED865/G	P/O L.J. Burpee †	Sgt G. Pegler †	Sgt T. Faye †	P/O L.G. Weller †	WO2 J.L. Arthur †	Sgt W.C.A. Long †	WO2 J.G. Brady †
AJ-F ED918/G	F/Sgt K.W. Brown (CGM)	Sgt H.B. Feneron	Sgt D.P. Heal (DFM)	Sgt H.J. Hewstone	Sgt S. Oancia (DFM)	Sgt D. Allaston	F/Sgt G.S. MacDonald
AJ-O ED886/G	P/O W.C. Townsend (CGM)	Sgt D.J.D. Powell	P/O C.L. Howard (DFC)	F/Sgt G.A. Chalmers (DFM)	Sgt C.E. Franklin (Bar DFM)	Sgt D.E. Webb (DFM)	Sgt R. Wilkinson (DFM)
AJ-Y ED924/G	F/Sgt C.T. Anderson	Sgt R. C. Patterson	Sgt J.P. Nugent	Sgt W.D. Bickle	Sgt G.J. Green	Sgt E. Ewan	Sgt A.W. Buck

For a list of aircrew members trained for the Raid but due to illness in the crews did not take part in the attack, please click here.