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187: The Dam Busters: The True Story Behind The Iconic World War 2 Film
Manage episode 483508149 series 3338416
On the 16th May 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers form 617 Squadron RAF set out on one of the most daring bombing raids of WW2.
Led by 24-year-old Wing Commander Guy Gibson, their mission waste destroy 3 dams in there industrial heartland of Germany.
Immortalised in the 1955 film, starring Richard Todd;
This is the story of the Dam Busters.
181 episodes
Manage episode 483508149 series 3338416
On the 16th May 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers form 617 Squadron RAF set out on one of the most daring bombing raids of WW2.
Led by 24-year-old Wing Commander Guy Gibson, their mission waste destroy 3 dams in there industrial heartland of Germany.
Immortalised in the 1955 film, starring Richard Todd;
This is the story of the Dam Busters.
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