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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
LS/940.54
Title
Dambusters: how this area backed the Dambuster heroes
Date
1993
Publication Date
1993
Author
Glossop Chronicle
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Further Information
Souvenir supplement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bouncing bomb raid on Ruhr, May 16-17 1943
Transferred from Glossop Library to DRO 2018 - previously Jackdaw file J35
Term
Second World War (1939-1945)
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Dam Busters; 1943-; No. 617 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It operated the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role. It is commonly known as the "Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War.
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