Operation Chastise - The Dambusters by Philip West. (AP) NRG564 and bomb racks under each

and bomb racks under each wing

The pilum was thrown just as the legionaries charged

/NJG 4 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield

5K+AR was raised from the water to be put on display at the RAF Museum in Hendon

firing all her larboard guns into the stern of Admiral Villeneuve’s flagship

Operation Chastise - The Dambusters by Philip West. (AP) NRG564 and bomb racks under eachDHM1634AP. Operation Chastise The Dambusters by Philip West. During the night of May 16 17, 1943, 19 Lancasters of the newly formed 617 Squadron carried out daring raids against four dams in the Ruhr. The Primary target was the Mohne dam. Here we see Flt Lt Maltby and crew in AJ J flying clear of the Mohne before their Upkeep mine exploded against and breached the dam. Operation Chastise became a legend in the annals of the RAF and military history.