Author: Sweetman, John,
Title: THE DAMBUSTERS RAID.
Description: Arms and Armour, London, 1993, reprint, paperback, xiv, 219pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., diagrams and maps in text, large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), coloured pictorial wrappers (from a painting by Dugald cameron), a new account of Operation Chastise, the Bomber Command attack by Lancasters of 617 Squadron on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, using freshly released sources, navigational logs and extensive contact with many of the leading characters in the planning and execution of the raid, disclosing the pre-war recognition of the Air Staff for the target, the plans they had in hand as early as 1937, bringing to light much previously undisclosed information and providing the opportunity for a new assessment and evaluation, lightly rubbed at tips, lower cnrs. inclined to curl, very good plus,

Keywords: war ww2 raf lancaster operation chastise barnes wallis guy gibson 617 squadron scampton ruhr dams mohne sorpe ennepe lister diemel bouncing skimming bomb vf44


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