Tag Archives: Dam Busters

This week in the War, 2–8 October 1944: Dam-buster style raid against the seawall at Walcheren in Holland

Posted on October 4, 2016 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 3 October 1944, the RAF successfully attacked the seawall on the Dutch island of Walcheren. Aircraft dropped the same kind of ‘Barnes Wallis’ bombs that had been used by the Dam Buster squadron to breach German … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 10–16 May 1943: The Dam Busters

Posted on May 15, 2015 by secondbysecond

It is over fifty years since Australian-born writer, Paul Brickhill, wrote his bestselling account of the bombing raid on the dams that provided water and hydro-electric power to industries in the Ruhr valley. The book led to a movie and … Continue reading →

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