2023 will see the Dam Busters' famed exploits in the form of celebrating their 80th Anniversary. This seems to consist of original Lancasters and sometimes a Spitfire or two thrown in as they fly over the dams of Northern England, in Derwent, Cumbria.
A poster mentioned in passing in an unrelated thread: "If you are using the likes of Paul Brickhill's The Dambusters as your historical references for WW2 no wonder you have such bizarre ideas."
Brickhill's version is indeed the copy I had in my bookcase published 1951 (I wonder if it was a first edition).
So, question: what is wrong with Brickhill's version of the Dam Busters, upon which the film is based? One of the best selling books of its day.
Or, does RAF Squadron 617 fully deserve its heroic and much revered status?
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Lancaster Bomber - Dambusters 70 years on
What about other famous R.A.F. adventures in WWII, such as the Battle of Arnhem?
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A poster mentioned in passing in an unrelated thread: "If you are using the likes of Paul Brickhill's The Dambusters as your historical references for WW2 no wonder you have such bizarre ideas."
Brickhill's version is indeed the copy I had in my bookcase published 1951 (I wonder if it was a first edition).
So, question: what is wrong with Brickhill's version of the Dam Busters, upon which the film is based? One of the best selling books of its day.
Or, does RAF Squadron 617 fully deserve its heroic and much revered status?
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Lancaster Bomber - Dambusters 70 years on
What about other famous R.A.F. adventures in WWII, such as the Battle of Arnhem?
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Farthest north, the British 1st Airborne Division landed at Arnhem to capture bridges across the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine), supported by men of the Glider Pilot Regiment and the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade. The British XXX Corps were expected to reach the British airborne forces in two to three days. |
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