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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/File 940.544
Title	Why the fuss? we're only Dambusters
Date	1993
Publication Date	1993
Author	Tyler, Rodney
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Further Information	From You Magazine, 9 May 1993.
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.

Royal Air Force; 1918-; The United Kingdom's aerial warfare force. Formed from the Royal Flying Corps towards the end of the First World War in 1918; the oldest independent air force in the world.

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