Dambusters remembered 65 years on

[emjaya]

A service and fly-past has been held to mark the 65th anniversary of the World War II Dambusters mission.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7404052.stm


I love the sound of a Merlin, four is just heaven. :)

[nissan gtp]

very cool :thumbup:

[stroker]

Can't wait for Peter Jackson's remake.:thumbup:

[morgahorse]

Yeah, those guys had balls of steel.

They had to fly into a heavy flak concentration, and hold their planes steady at 60 feet (!) above the water, long enough to line up their sights with the dam.

It's an incredible story.


The guy who invented that bouncing bomb, Sir Barnes Wallis, came up with some other cool **** too - like the 20,000 pound Grand Slam bomb. Only the Lancaster could lift it.

[devilmaster]

one of my favourite movies... :thumbup:

not sure if i want to see jackson's remake... it'll all depend on what percentage is fact/fiction.... and how they treat the dog situation.

[G.]

Nice link!

I love the Spitfire. Assembled many models of it when I was a wee lad.

Then blew them up with explosives, of course.

[KLang]

Then blew them up with explosives, of course.

Estes rocket motors were good too. :D