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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.
With Key.Aero honouring the ‘Dambusters’, we dedicate this week's quiz to the squadron, men, and machines of Operation Chastise – the audacious attack against the Great Dams of Germany’s Ruhr on May 16/17, 1943 in what was dubbed the “greatest raid” of the war…
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 · Op Chastise was an attack on the German Dams, taking place during the night on May 16 to 17, 1943, where 617 Squadron carried out the raid which involved 133 aircrew and 19 Lancaster Bomber aircraft.
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...
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.
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.
