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Lancaster PA474 flypast at RAF Binbrook (now Brookenby) for the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, Operation Chastise
The race to smash the Ruhr dams. On the night of 16/17 May 1943 the RAF’s recently formed 617 Squadron carried out what was probably the most famous air raid...
Discover the daring story of Operation Chastise, where bravery and innovation shattered enemy defenses. #WWIIHistory #Dambusters #WarHeroes #AviationHistory
15 maj 2023 · In honour of the audacious mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) aircraft will fly over 28 wartime RAF airfields on the evening of 16 May.
16 maj 2023 · Operation Chastise, as the mission was officially named, is perhaps the best-known Bomber Command operation, with the crews' bravery immortalised in the 1955 film The Dam Busters. Jonathan...
16 maj 2023 · The Tiger Moths took off from Breighton airfield in East Yorkshire and flew south to Derbyshire to remember those who carried out Operation Chastise.
18 maj 2023 · The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster flew a special route over all of the county’s 28 Bomber Command bases on Tuesday evening in honour of the audacious mission, codenamed Operation Chastise.
