Harold Brownlow Martin and finally Avro Lancasters, they completed their tour in October 1942, Martin being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Martin's penchant for low flying contributed to his selection in March 1943 for assignment to the newly formed No. 617 Squadron under Wing Commander Guy Gibson. Martin took part in the "Dambusters" raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943. He piloted the Lancaster bomber AJ-P "Popsie" (officially known as AJ-P "Peter") in the first formation, which was assigned to attack the Möhne Dam in Western Germany. Martin's plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire during the attack, but he successfully accomplished
Wing Commander (franchise) attempts to continue the "Privateer" franchise between 1995 and 2003, by either developing a sequel ("Privateer 3") or an online game ("Privateer" or "Wing Commander Online"). Only one of these was formally announced. The March 1998 issue o"f Computer Games Strategy Plus" featured a cover story on "Privateer 3". Origin announced that development of the game had been canceled shortly after the magazine was published. "Wing Commander: Strike Team" was a planned sequel to "Wing Commander: Secret Ops" which focused on multiplayer gameplay. The title was officially announced in an EAUK promotional publication but was canceled early in development. Several