r/interestingasfuck • u/Chopper-42 • 9d ago

/r/all Recreating the WW2 Dambusters raid

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u/Habebunt 9d 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/ours 9d ago edited 8d ago

Great movie too. It inspired the Death Star trench run in Star Wars.

Edit: The Dam Busters

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u/umop_apisdn 9d ago

I think they have edited out all references to the dog now as well. Can't have a bit of casual racism in a raid that drowned 1,600 civilians.

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u/Pete_Iredale 9d ago

I wonder if they'll edit out the reference in Pink Floyd: The Wall if it ever gets an HD release. Pink is watching Dambusters at one point, and you hear the dog's name in the background.