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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/940.544
Title	The Dam Busters story
Date	2007
Publication Date	2007
Author	Falconer, Jonathan
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
ISBN	9780750947589
Term	Aircraft
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.

Wallis; Sir; Barnes (1887-1979); Born Ripley, Derbyshire; scientist, engineer and inventor. Invented the "bouncing bomb" used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II. The practice runs were at Derwent Dam, Derbyshire.

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