On This Day 73 Years Ago – The Dam Busters Helped To Win The War
On 17th May 1943 RAF 617 Squadron became heroes of WW2
"The bombs themselves were invented specifically for the task by the aircraft engineer Dr Barnes Wallis, the designer of the Wellington bomber.
They were barrel-shaped, and used the principle of a 'ducks and drakes' stone bouncing on the water to bypass the defences around the dams.
The Lancaster bombers flown by 617 Squadron were extensively modified, and the crews trained to fly at less than 100ft (30.48m) above the water, Read more [...]