In May 1943, a specially formed RAF squadron embarked on a daring moonlit mission. In 1976, the BBC spoke to one of the ...

where the renowned 617 squadron was originally formed under great secrecy ahead of the daring ‘bouncing bomb’ attack on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany. The aim of the vital ...

Another bouncing bomb hit Eder, causing it to collapse ... Mines were flooded, and every bridge 30 miles (48km) below the breached Mohne Dam was swept away. Thousands of acres of farmland were ...