Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On the night of the 16th of May 1943, the covert Royal Air Force Squadron, Number 617, would carry out one of the most daring and dangerous raids of the 2nd world war.
Using a purpose-built "bouncing bomb" to cause catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley in Germany.
Earning the squadron the name “The Dam Busters”.
And as we near the 75th anniversary of the raid, our reporter Richard Stringer visited the Military aviation museum in Tangmere, where he discovered a somewhat tragic local connection.
On the night of the 16th of May 1943, the covert Royal Air Force Squadron, Number 617, would carry out one of the most daring and dangerous raids of the 2nd world war.
Using a purpose-built "bouncing bomb" to cause catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley in Germany.
Earning the squadron the name “The Dam Busters”.
And as we near the 75th anniversary of the raid, our reporter Richard Stringer visited the Military aviation museum in Tangmere, where he discovered a somewhat tragic local connection.
