Operation Chastise, the destruction of the Mohne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron on the night of 16/17 May 1943, was an...
PublishedStroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press, 2018
On 16 May 1943, 19 Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at a height...
The night of May 16th, 1943. 19 specially adapted Lancasters take off from RAF Scampton, each with a huge 9,000 lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath...
The story of the Dambusters has gone down as one of the most famous air-strikes in history. Yet behind the story of courage and determination lies another...