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It's the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid today. Was it's effect overestimated or underestimated? Could more have been made of it. Documentary on UK TV tonight
The Dambusters raid was an amazing display of airmanship and outright courage, sadly the losses were alarmingly high, no squadron could take such loses for very long.
The damage was significant, the raid in my opinion did more damage to property and the German war machine then a conventional night raid by a single squadron. Most importantly the raid raised British morale knowing that "We are hitting back."
Bomber Command never got the recognition it so rightly deserved.
As Monty stated, WW2 vets are dying off, soon there won't be any left to tell of their experiences first hand. My Uncle Roy was a Dunkirk survivor who died a few years ago, my Uncle Charlie a North Africa vet of the 8th Army LRDG, El Alamein and Italy also died a few years ago, my Dad last year, their stories and memories gone forever.
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