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Dambusters anniversary

Title
Dambusters anniversary
Genre
Interview; Documentary; Special
TX Date
14 May 1983
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:56:51
Description
The Dambusters Anniversary Programme, presented by Paul Maurice. The history and background to Operation Chastise, the Dambusters bombing raid on hydroelectric dams in the Ruhr region of Germany on 17 May 1943. Interviews with Sir Barnes Wallis; Wing Commander Guy Gibson; now Air Marshal and former bomber pilot on the raid, Sir (Mick) Harold Brownlow Morgan Martin; Group Captain James Brian (Willie) Tate and Squadron Leader Tony Iverson.
Contributors
Paul Maurice; Glyn Perkins; Barnes Wallis; Guy Gibson; Tony Iverson; James Brian Tait; Harold Brownlow Martin
Keywords
Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Hydroelectric power stations; Operation Chastise (1943); Reminiscence; Anniversaries

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