Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF...
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the last surviving original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF and of Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943. George Johnson (known within the family...
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David Maltby (section Operation Chastise)
Lancaster to land back at Scampton having completed the operation. For his part in Operation Chastise, Maltby was awarded a Distinguished Service Order. He...
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Operation Chastise, an attack by the RAF on German dams in World War II No. 617 Squadron RAF, the Royal Air Force squadron who carried out Operation Chastise...
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Guy Gibson (category Operation Chastise)
decorated British serviceman at that time. He completed over 170 war operations before being killed in action at the age of 26. Gibson was born in Simla...
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city. Tactical strikes were also carried out by the RAF including Operation Chastise, where No. 617 Squadron RAF attacked German dams in the Ruhr valley...
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Dinghy Young (section Operation Chastise)
No. 617 Squadron, specially formed for the purpose of carrying out Operation Chastise, the raid to attack German dams in the Ruhr Valley. Young, together...
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Barnes Wallis, whose "Upkeep" bouncing bomb was used in the RAF's Operation Chastise of May 1943 to bounce into German dams and explode underwater, with...
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Henry Eric Maudslay (section Operation Chastise)
Royal Air Force (RAF). He was killed in action while taking part in Operation Chastise, popularly known as the 'Dam Busters' raid. Henry Eric Maudslay was...
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It is commonly known as "The Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War. In the early 21st...
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known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during...
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Air Force Dambusters raid on Germany in World War II (codenamed "Operation Chastise"), in which six German dams were selected to be breached in order...
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investigated and debunked some of the myths of the dambusters raid known as Operation Chastise story which had been portrayed in the books Enemy Coast Ahead and...
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member of No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force who took part in Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943, as a rear gunner. The raid was the...
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the original members of No. 617 Squadron RAF, who participated in Operation Chastise and who at the time of his death had become the penultimate survivor...
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Paul Brickhill (category Operation Chastise)
The history of 617 Squadron and in particular its involvement in Operation Chastise and the destruction of dams in the Ruhr valley was published in 1951...
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The Dam Busters (film) (category Operation Chastise)
Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson, the film depicts the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder, and...
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known as the commander and pilot of Lancaster AJ-T ("T-Tommy") in Operation Chastise, the "Dambuster" raid of 1943. McCarthy was born in St. James, New...
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RAF Scampton (section Role and operations)
formed at Scampton in order to carry out the proposed raid, codenamed Operation Chastise. More commonly referred to as the "Dambusters Raid", the raid would...
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refer to: Maintenance, repair, and operations Upkeep bomb, a bouncing bomb developed in World War II for Operation Chastise This disambiguation page lists...
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Royal Air Force (RAF). He was killed in action while taking part in Operation Chastise, popularly known as the 'Dam Busters' raid. John Hopgood was born...
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Call of Duty (video game) (category Operation Overlord video games)
restored after being destroyed by the No. 617 Squadron RAF during Operation Chastise, destroying the Flakvierling anti-aircraft guns protecting it. Following...
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Hydroelectricity List of significant thermal power station failures Operation Chastise Malpasset Dam St. Francis Dam Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station...
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to carry the Upkeep "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis for Operation Chastise, the attack on German Ruhr valley dams. Although the Lancaster was...
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was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1943 for his role in Operation Chastise while flying with No. 617 Squadron RAF. Knight's crew, flying in N-Nan...
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Battle of the Ruhr (category Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving Canada)
and the decoy site by 70 bombs and 5,665 incendiaries. Operation Chastise was a special operation carried out during the battle to disrupt the Ruhr by attacking...
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The Dam Busters (book) (category Operation Chastise)
War II. The squadron became known as the "Dam Busters" because of Operation Chastise, a mission using highly specialised bombs to destroy Ruhr dams in...
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Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He served as Provost of University...
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Barnes Wallis, whose "Upkeep" bouncing bomb was used in the RAF's Operation Chastise of May 1943 to bounce into German dams and explode underwater, with...
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penetrator T-12 Cloudmaker Tallboy bomb Dildy, Doug (2012). Dambusters – Operation Chastise 1943. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1780964621.[permanent dead link]...
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