1-600 RAF Lancaster 617 Squadron AJ & Grand Slam YZ Decals

These 1-600 RAF Lancaster 617 Squadron AJ & Grand Slam YZ Decals reproduce squadron tactical markings for 1-600 scale Avro Lancaster miniatures. The sheet represents RAF Lancaster 617 Squadron AJ & Grand Slam YZ and the wartime aircraft identities described below.
 
Decal Information
This sheet provides RAF Lancaster 617 Squadron AJ & Grand Slam YZ markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.
The sheet includes left- and right-side tactical markings for No. 617 Squadron's AJ and Grand Slam YZ options. The decals are sized to fit Tumbling Dice Lancaster models, including the Dambusters and Grand Slam variants.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Key Historical Details
Nation / Region: United Kingdom
Service: RAF Bomber Command and associated Allied squadrons
Period: World War II
Aircraft: Avro Lancaster
Markings: RAF Lancaster 617 Squadron AJ & Grand Slam YZ
Scale: 1-600
 
Historical Information
No. 617 Squadron was created for Operation Chastise, the Dams Raid of 16/17 May 1943. Specially modified Lancasters carried Barnes Wallis's Upkeep weapon against the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe dams.
 
The operation established the squadron's enduring Dambusters reputation. The AJ-coded aircraft represented on this sheet belong to that particularly recognizable phase of its history.
 
The squadron later developed into a specialist precision-bombing unit. During 1944 and 1945 it employed Tallboy and Grand Slam weapons against heavily defended or hardened strategic targets.
 
The AJ and YZ options represent different operational configurations and periods. Use the corresponding modified Lancaster miniature for the chosen weapon and mission, rather than treating the Dams Raid and Grand Slam aircraft as interchangeable.