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over a year ago
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Tonight is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid. For their sheer courage, innovation and audacity I salute them. For our tomorrows, they gave theirs today.
Rest in Peace lads. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tonight is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid. For their sheer courage, innovation and audacity I salute them. For our tomorrows, they gave theirs today.
Rest in Peace lads. "
Both of my grandfathers were RAF gunners during the Second World War and were fortunate enough to survive against the odds.
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"Tonight is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid. For their sheer courage, innovation and audacity I salute them. For our tomorrows, they gave theirs today.
Rest in Peace lads. "
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Without heroes like themwe would be speaking german now. |
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"Tonight is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid. For their sheer courage, innovation and audacity I salute them. For our tomorrows, they gave theirs today.
Rest in Peace lads.
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Without heroes like themwe would be speaking german now. "
Possibly, but I believe Churchill said after the war that the first atomic bomb might have been used on Berlin. Thanks to those young men who gave their lives for us, we will never
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By (user no longer on site)
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"looking forward to tomorrow on radio 2 .. they are taking a Lancaster bomber up and landing it around lunch time on the Jeremy vine show "
Don't think the bbc will be too happy about that, they've only just done the place up  |
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Heroes!!!
Feel sorry for them and the forces after them who've given so much and lost so many good friends
All which has helped to benefit some of the low down scum of today that has no respect or gratitude for their charmed life |
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Though the Dams Raid is the hallmark of 617, do not forget that afterwards they continued as a special targets and operations squadron with Barnes Wallis's 6 and 10 ton Tallboy and Grand Slam penetration bombs.
Dropped high enough be become supersonic by the time they hit the ground, these bombs could penetrate over 20' of concrete and destroyed tragets like the U-boat pens at Brest. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Though the Dams Raid is the hallmark of 617, do not forget that afterwards they continued as a special targets and operations squadron with Barnes Wallis's 6 and 10 ton Tallboy and Grand Slam penetration bombs.
Dropped high enough be become supersonic by the time they hit the ground, these bombs could penetrate over 20' of concrete and destroyed tragets like the U-boat pens at Brest."
Did not know the latter stuff. I know that Barnes-Wallis designed the Lanc also! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Just been watching clips of today's commemorative events on the news, both the Lancasters and the music from the film are awe inspiring, as are the servicemen & women then and now.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not far far from the Dam over here. Been a few times great to walk over the top and look Down.
I know there's a few guys and girls that are doing charity bikes rides from UK to over here. |
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". I know that Barnes-Wallis designed the Lanc also!"
Sorry, wrong. Roy Chadwick designed the lancaster - which was developed from the unsuccesful Manchester. Barnes Wallis designed the vickers Wellington. |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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"Though the Dams Raid is the hallmark of 617, do not forget that afterwards they continued as a special targets and operations squadron with Barnes Wallis's 6 and 10 ton Tallboy and Grand Slam penetration bombs.
Dropped high enough be become supersonic by the time they hit the ground, these bombs could penetrate over 20' of concrete and destroyed tragets like the U-boat pens at Brest."
was also used to sink the Tirpits , demolish the samau railway tunnell, bielfeld viaduct, plus raids on peenamunde v1 reserarch base ,gnomerhone aero engine factory with out hitting any of the houses surrounding it fantastic flaying from all the aircrews |
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". I know that Barnes-Wallis designed the Lanc also!
Sorry, wrong. Roy Chadwick designed the lancaster - which was developed from the unsuccesful Manchester. Barnes Wallis designed the vickers Wellington. "
Oh bugger. Yes I remember now. It was what they used for trials. I feel like such a fool. Forgiven???  |
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By *heWolfMan
over a year ago
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"on the downside how many german civilians died in that raid "
"Only" about 1650, and a large percentage of those were POWs and foreign slave labourers. Childs play compared to the thousands the RAF melted in Dresden not so long afterwards.
But hey, civilian casualties are only bad if they're as a result of the evil Hun's doings, right? |
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