The famous 617 squadron flew secret practice missions with a new ‘bouncing bomb’ over the waters of the famous Peak District site in 1943, ahead of successful raids on German dams. And last night – 6 ...

Operation Chastise, as the Dambusters’ May 1943 bouncing bomb attack on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams was officially called, was a heroic example of precision bombing by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It ...