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Möhne Dam Fragment
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1920
On the night of the 16/17 May 1943 the RAF's No. 617 Squadron carried out a low-level attack on dams in the Ruhr Valley using 'bouncing' bombs. Codenamed 'Operation Chastise' by the RAF, this audacious raid has become popularly known as the Dam Busters raid. The mission made the squadron's Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, a household name.
Aerial Photograph of the Möhne Dam, 15 May 1943
Photographs, In Storage, P032636
This aerial reconnaissance photograph shows the Möhne Dam and surrounding area on 15 May 1943, shortly before the famous raid by 617 Squadron of Bomber Command.
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- 617 Squadron (RAF)
- 97 Squadron (RAF) [1]
- Bomber Command (RAF) [1]
- Gp Capt Baron Cheshire of Woodall [1]
- Royal Air Force [1]
- Sir Barnes Neville Wallis [1]
- Sqdn Ldr George Leonard (Johnny) Johnson [1]
- Wg Cdr George Holden [1]
- Wg Cdr Guy Penrose Gibson [1]
- Wg Cdr Joseph Charles (Joe) McCarthy [1]
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- Möhne Dam
- Buckingham Palace [1]
- Derwent Dam [1]
- Dortmund-Ems Canal [1]
- Eder Dam [1]
- RAF Balderton [1]
- RAF Bridgnorth [1]
- RAF Hemswell [1]
- RAF Scampton [1]
- RAF Sutton Bridge [1]