Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF... 56 KB (6,553 words) - 07:24, 29 April 2024 |
David Maltby (section Operation Chastise) Lancaster to land back at Scampton having completed the operation. For his part in Operation Chastise, Maltby was awarded a Distinguished Service Order. He... 16 KB (1,679 words) - 13:21, 28 April 2024 |
Henry Eric Maudslay (section Operation Chastise) Royal Air Force (RAF). He was killed in action while taking part in Operation Chastise, popularly known as the 'Dam Busters' raid. Henry Eric Maudslay was... 8 KB (889 words) - 10:24, 17 April 2022 |
The Dam Busters (film) (category Operation Chastise) directed by Michael Anderson. The film recreates the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder, and... 45 KB (5,556 words) - 21:50, 20 February 2024 |
Barnes Wallis, whose "Upkeep" bouncing bomb was used in the RAF's Operation Chastise of May 1943 to bounce into German dams and explode underwater, with... 41 KB (4,831 words) - 18:19, 1 March 2024 |
Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He served as Provost of University... 10 KB (741 words) - 19:19, 28 January 2024 |
member of No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force who took part in Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943, as a rear gunner. The raid was the... 7 KB (560 words) - 06:50, 4 March 2024 |
Royal Air Force (RAF). He was killed in action while taking part in Operation Chastise, popularly known as the 'Dam Busters' raid. John Hopgood was born... 9 KB (978 words) - 22:26, 10 September 2023 |