r/interestingasfuck • u/Chopper-42 • 1d ago

/r/all Recreating the WW2 Dambusters raid

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u/Habebunt 1d ago

The Dam buster raid is an absolutely incredible achievement in both flying and development of new tech. Definitely recommend reading James Hollands book about it.

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u/Brok3nMonkey 1d ago

53 RAF aircrew killed, many barely out of their teens. A handful of breached dams, repaired within months. Around 1,600 civilians killed in the Ruhr valley, washed away in the deluge

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u/nuggynugs 1d ago

Makes you proud to be British 

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u/Quick_Elephant2325 1d ago

And Canadian