![]() ” Why didn’t I tell on him? Well, I’m not a snitch and I don’t get paid to be internal investigations!” Reading the article about Scott angered me. Scott had worked as a correctional officer with the department for at least 10 years, Sessa said. He was discharged as an employee on November 29,” said spokesman Bill Sessa, when asked about Scott’s employment with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. 28, and the case against him was filed on Nov. “The video appeared to have him in there,” Yarbrough testified. He said he also found an online video titled “Dena Bloods Stick Together,” where men were wearing “Dena Boy” shirts and throwing up gang signs. ![]() “It caught my eye because it was red and it represented the blood gang,” Yarbrough said. Yarbrough said he searched Facebook and found Scott’s profile under “Dray Scott.” He said photos in the account revealed Scott’s gang ties, specifically a photo of Scott wearing a red shirt marked “Dena Boy.” He said agents tracked down Lawson, and she told them Scott was compensating her for accepting the payments on his behalf. The receipts were made out to a cousin of Scott’s and to a woman named Lea Lawson, Yarbrough testified. 357 magnum handgun, a scale, vacuum sealed bags, and letters and paraphernalia associated with the PDL Bloods gang, according to Yarbrough’s testimony.ĭuring the search, agents also found several Western Union and Money Gram receipts in a manila envelope marked “minimum yards for custody delivery,” Yarbrough testified. ![]() It is this tragedy alongside the heroism and skill displayed that night, that makes the Dambuster’s one of the most incredible stories of WW2.Authorities served a search warrant at Scott’s Lancaster home, where they found packages of marijuana, a stolen, loaded. Another two had to return after being damaged crossing the Dutch coast.Ħ17 Squadron therefore lost eight Lancasters and 54 men, (with two POWs), on its first operation. Those extra attacks would never be forthcoming as four Lancasters were shot down or crashed on their way to the targets. With both the Möhne and Eder breached, the third main target, the Sorpe Dam was attacked by two crews, both of whom achieved direct hits using a different method that didn’t require the Upkeep to bounce but the Sorpe dam held firm with Barnes Wallis believing that it would take at least five direct hits to break it. The fact that four out of the eight aircraft that attacked these dams are believed to have achieved this accuracy, is astonishing, especially as they were under heavy fire at the Möhne! Two dams, (the Möhne and Eder), were to be attacked from a height of just 60ft at a designated speed, with the Upkeep being dropped at a precise distance from the target… at night. The bare facts are that this was one of the most daring and skilled precision bombing raids in history. Secrecy was such that very few people outside the squadron knew where they were going or what they were about to do. When the 19 Lancasters of 617 Squadron took off from Scampton on the night of 16/, nobody could have imagined that history was being made. ![]() This stunning illustrated guide covers everything from raid to finding the crashed ED825 in Northern France. Powered by a ‘Top Premium Grade’ SW500-C automatic movement ensuring it never misses a beat it is fitted with a custom ZW aerospace grade rubber strap, bespoke stainless steel pin buckle and is limited to only 100 builds.Īccompanying the watch is a 100 page book on the mission modified Lancaster that comes with every DB-2. After all a watch without a story is well…just a watch. With bold instrument dial hands and coordinates/date code referencing the mission, this British designed and engineered chronograph embodies everything we are passionate about. Taking design cues form an altimeter this watch pays tribute to one of those Lancasters, ED825 whose mission it was to bomb the Sorpe Dam. Of the 19 Lancaster crews that flew that night only 11 returned, having completed what many thought was an impossible mission. The DB-2 embodies a Time and Place, through the recognition of Operation Chastise, the most audacious bombing raid of all time. Featuring a machined disc salvaged from Dambuster ED825.
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