Collection: Operation Chastise Dambusters 80th Anniversary Collection

Operation Chastise Dambusters 80th Anniversary 1943 - 2023

Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dambusters.

The Royal Air Force lost 53 servicemen during this attack while a futher
3 were held as prisoners.

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