David J Shannon Died : 8 / 4 / 1993

Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased) Born 27th May 1922 in Australia, Dave Shannon joined the RAAF in 1941, and trained as a pilot. He flew an extended tour of 36 operations with 106 Squadron RAF before being chosen for 617 Squadron. Pilot of Lancaster AJ-L in Gibsons group, he was called off as he began his run on the Mohne Dam after the breach became apparent, but flew on and was the first pilot to attack the Eder Dam. Awarded a DSO for the Dams operation, he later served as Deputy to Leonard Cheshire, flying Mosquitos on what was by then his third tour. He later served with 511 and 246 Squadrons, and worked in the oil industry after the war. David Shannon died on 8th April 1993.

Items Signed by Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased)

	Clipped Signature - David Shannon. Price : £90.00	Australian David Shannon joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot in 1941 and had flown a tour with No.106 Sqn before joining No.617 Sqn for the Dambusters Raid. Flying Lancaster AJ-L he was the first to attempt the difficult attack on the ......
	Clipped Signature - David Shannon. (B) Price : £90.00	Australian David Shannon joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot in 1941 and had flown a tour with No.106 Sqn before joining No.617 Sqn for the Dambusters Raid. Flying Lancaster AJ-L he was the first to attempt the difficult attack on the ......
	Inbound to Target - The Dambusters by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT	The crews of 617 Squadron that took part in the epic Dambusters raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943 were among the finest in the RAF. They were the elite of Bomber Command, and when they left RAF Scampton that night, the skills of their pilots - som......	NOT AVAILABLE
	The Dambusters by Gerald Coulson. (C) SOLD OUT	Mick Martin's Lancaster pulls away from the Möhne Dam, his Upkeep bomb exploding behind him sending a huge plume of water into the air. Guy Gibson flies to his right drawing flak from the anti-aircraft guns on the towers. ......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	Mist and fog swirled eerily over the Eder Lake on the night of 16/17 May 1943 as four specially modified Lancasters of 617 Squadron, under the leadership of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, circled overhead. Their target, the mighty Eder Dam, was barely ......	NOT AVAILABLE

	Bomb Away! The Third Assault by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT	On the night of 16th - 17th May 1943 nineteen specially modified Lancasters of No.617 Squadron departed from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire on one of the most secret and daring bombing operations undertaken during World War Two. The ultra-secret oper......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Dambusters by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT	SOLD OUT. ......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Straggler Returns by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT	SOLD OUT. ......	NOT AVAILABLE

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Squadron Leader David J Shannon DSO* DFC* RAAF (deceased)

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