Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SQN318 Over 150 years of the

Over 150 years of the Royal Navy are encapsulated in this view of the mighty HMS Nelson

Schmidt kept the unconscious officer afloat but he died an hour later

Original painting by Simon Smith

Nelsons flagship and the rest of the fleet could be found in a shapeless huddle

A Welcome Shore by Ivan Berryman

Attack on the Sorpe by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SQN318 Over 150 years of theDHM1949GS. 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