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The Mohne Dam After Breaching, May 1943
Photographs, In Storage, X008-9396
This is one of several photographs taken of the Möhne Dam after it had been breached by No. 617 Squadron in May 1943.
Target map, Möhne dam, December 1944
Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/98
Target map for the Möhne dam, produced by the Air Ministry, AI3c (1) Target Section, December 1944.
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.
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.
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