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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.
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.
17 kwi 2023 · Op Chastise was an attack on the German Dams, taking place during the night on the 16th - 17th May 1943, where 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out the raid which involved 133 aircrew and 19 Lancaster Bomber aircraft. Read more about Operation Chastise.
Operation Chastise – THE DAMBUSTERS by Philip West 617 Sqn, Flt Lt Maltby and crew in AJ-J flying clear of the Mohne before their Upkeep mine exploded against and breached the dam. Operation Chastise became a legend in the annals of the RAF and military history.
20 kwi 2023 · Battle of Britain Memorial Flight set to commemorate 80th anniversary of Op Chastise. Photo: Darren Harbar Eighty years after a daring raid by some of our areas bravest airmen, a special flypast will be taking place to mark this special moment in history.
16 maj 2023 · Operation Chastise: Wing Commander Guy Gibson and the legendary Dambusters raid of 1943. On May 16, 1943, 19 aircraft set out to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley - the Mohne, the Eder and...
But the truth is, Operation Chastise was a frighteningly dangerous mission. It required technology and pilot skills that had never been seen before. It overcame cynicism at the top levels of the British military, and would cost the lives of many RAF pilots, as well as many, many more civilians.
