Dambusters 40th anniversary

Title

Dambusters 40th anniversary

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

17 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:41

Description

Paul Maurice reports on flyovers by the Royal Air Force (heard) to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the so-called Dambusters raid by the RAF 617 Squadron, on the industrial Ruhr region of Germany during the Second World War. Includes interviews with Flight Sergeant Ken Brown; Group Captain Leonard Cheshire; Wing Commander Tony Harrison; recording of Dambusters film theme tune.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Leonard Cheshire; Ken Brown; Tony Harrison

Keywords

Military aircraft; Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; Air force; Military operations; Operation Chastise (1943); Reminiscence; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Veterans (Armed Forces); Dams

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