BMMHS Village Hall Meeting for April 2026

Operation Chastise - The Dambusters Raid

By Chris Leworthy

It is now over 80 years since the Dambusters’ Raid. It is a story of scientific genius coupled with supreme skill and bravery. The talk will cover the whole operation from concept to conclusion but will, in particular, focus on the raid itself, precisely what the aircrews achieved and what happened to them.
Operation Chastise The Dambuster Raid
Operation Chastise The Dambusters Raid
Movie still, showing an inert, practice version of the Upkeep bouncing bomb being dropped during a training flight by members of RAF 617 Squadron at Reculver bombing range, Kent. The bomb's designer, Barnes Wallis, and others watch the practice bomb strike the shoreline.Source IWM FLM 2343
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