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17th May 2019

17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids

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Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron attacked German dams in Operation Chastise, otherwise known as the Dambuster Raids.

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#Barnes Wallis
#Bomb
#Bouncing Bomb
#Britain
#Germany
#Guy Gibson
#Royal Air Force
#Ruhr Valley
#Second World War

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