The complete dambusters : the 133 men who flew on the dams raid /
by Foster, Charles.
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BookPublisher: Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2018Description: 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750988087 (pbk.) :; 0750988088 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5449 FOSSubject(s): Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617 -- Airmen | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British | Operation Chastise, 1943 | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: 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 of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of their targets, thereby creating a legend. The one-off operation combined an audacious method of attack, technically brilliant flying and visually spectacular results, but while the story of the raid is well known, most of the 133 men who took part in the raid are just names on a list. They came from all parts of the UK and the Commonwealth and beyond, and each of them was someone's son or brother, husband or father. This work presents their individual stories.
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| 940.5449 BOW The Reich intruders: RAF light bomber raids in World War II | 940.5449 CLU RAF evaders : | 940.5449 COL Flight 777 / | 940.5449 FOS The complete dambusters : the 133 men who flew on the dams raid / | 940.5449 HAS Chastise : the Dambusters story 1943 / | 940.5449 HAS Bomber Command : the strategic bombing offensive 1939-45 / | 940.5449 HIG The high peak Dambuster. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 of 60ft, they dropped a series of bombs which bounced across the water and destroyed two of their targets, thereby creating a legend. The one-off operation combined an audacious method of attack, technically brilliant flying and visually spectacular results, but while the story of the raid is well known, most of the 133 men who took part in the raid are just names on a list. They came from all parts of the UK and the Commonwealth and beyond, and each of them was someone's son or brother, husband or father. This work presents their individual stories.
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