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In May 1943, a specially formed RAF squadron embarked on a daring moonlit mission. In 1976, the BBC spoke to one of the airmen who made it home alive.

The lighting of Derwent Dam took place on May 6 ... The British military had identified dams in the German Ruhr valley as strategic targets to badly damage Nazi industrial capability at the ...

The lighting of Derwent Dam took place on 6 May 2025 ... British military had identified dams in the German Ruhr valley as strategic targets to badly damage Nazi industrial capability at the ...

Derwent Dam was where the Dambusters of 617 Squadron trained ahead ... The British military had identified dams in the German Ruhr valley as strategic targets to badly damage Nazi industrial ...

Derwent Dam was where the Dambusters of 617 Squadron ... The British military had identified dams in the German Ruhr valley as strategic targets to badly damage Nazi industrial capability at ...

One of the targets, the Sorpe dam, sustained only a minor hit ... “Upkeep” bombs from just 60ft above the surface of the Ruhr at speeds of 232mph, practising over reservoirs in Rutland ...

when “guns appeared out of slots in the wall of the dam”, he flew alongside it to draw flak away from his comrades. The raid was “a new blow at Ruhr industries”, the Guardian concluded.

He attacked with perfect accuracy and then, when “guns appeared out of slots in the wall of the dam”, he flew alongside it to draw flak away from his comrades. The raid was “a new blow at Ruhr ...