god bless 617 sqn raf 70 yrs ago today was that raid

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  1. jedi one

    jedi one Well-Known Member

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    #1 jedi one, May 16, 2013
    thank you boys and god bless
     
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    #2 CelebrityMonkey, May 16, 2013
    Yes, a triumph of brains, bravery and trigonometry. Hope they fly over here on the way to the celebration and I can salute them.
     
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    #3 jedi one, May 16, 2013
    top banana.......................... did you see what I did there ? you know like monkey and banana. get on at big lil to sort another bbs night out aswell
     
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    #5 W1zz, May 16, 2013
    There's a Lancaster bomber flyover at Ladybower Res today between 1pm and 1:15pm if anyones near.
     
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    #6 Mr C, May 16, 2013
    Before everyone gets overly jingo-istic. Spare a thought too, for the 1400 innocent lives lost in that raid, including many, many women and children. Over half being Ukrainian prisoners of war in forced labour camps and munitions factories directly in the path on the ensuing floods. Interesting essay I was reading yesterday.
    http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/s,dambustersstudy.html
     
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    #7 Extremely Northern, May 16, 2013
    Don't think anyone's celebrating death to be fair.
     
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    #8 Gordon Owen, May 16, 2013
    Bugger, we were there at the weekend and explaining to the young un about the area being used for practise, l said you couldn't imagine the noise and sight of one of those giants flying past 100 ft off the water.
     
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    #9 W1zz, May 16, 2013
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    #10 Football Agent X, May 16, 2013
    I'll second that
     
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    #11 Gimson&theBarnsleys, May 16, 2013
    I used to live on the flightpath to Duxford. Quite often saw a Lancaster with a Spitfire and Hurricane escort fly over - amazing sight and sound (or if you're in the same mindset as our lass "it's just 3 planes").
     
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