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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/940.5421
Title	The Dam Busters
Date	1966
Publication Date	1966
Author	Brickhill, Paul
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Series	Evans War Classics
ISBN	0237350114
Term	AIRCRAFT
Term	WORLD WAR II

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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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