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Dambusters - Operation Chastise 1943

By Brian Delf , Mariusz Kozik , Douglas C. Dildy , Illustrated by Howard Gerrard

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2010
ISBN
9781846039355, 9781846039348
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (28842902 bytes)
Series
Raid
Pages
43\43
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In May 1943, a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low-level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long "Battle of the Ruhr," this one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved. It highlights the synergy of science and technology, weapons development and production, mission planning and practice, and the unflinching courage in the execution of a highly dangerous bombing raid. Furthermore, it established a legend that still resonates today.

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