Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, [1][2] was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the …

On the night of 16-17 May 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial …

Mar 13, 2024 · Operation Chastise, the 'Dambusters' raid, was an attack by a squadron of RAF Lancaster bombers on the dams of the Ruhr basin in Germany in May 1943. Led by Squadron...

The Dambusters were RAF servicemen who were specially assembled to bomb three dams in Germany, 1943. Read an incredible story of the Dambusters raid.

May 12, 2025 · At 21:28 on 16 May 1943, 82 years ago this week, the first of 19 specially modified Lancaster bombers took off for a precision raid that aimed to cripple the Third Reich's war machine. …

The daring Dambusters raid in the night of 16/17 May 1943 is among the most memorable events of World War II.

May 16, 2020 · The surviving “Dambusters” found themselves famous at home and in the U.S., where Winston Churchill was visiting President Franklin Roosevelt. Thirty-three medals were awarded, …

Dec 24, 2024 · Deploying public relations skills they had pioneered during the Battle of Britain, they fed newspapers a meticulously managed account that highlighted heroism and scientific innovation and …

May 26, 2024 · Armed with a revolutionary new weapon, the "bouncing bomb," and led by the charismatic Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the men of 617 Squadron – the famous "Dambusters" – …

16th May 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of a military raid like no other. Partly thanks to the stirringly patriotic film starring Sir Michael Redgrave, the “Dambusters” occupy a special place in the British …