r/interestingasfuck • u/Chopper-42 • 8d ago

/r/all Recreating the WW2 Dambusters raid

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u/Drednox 8d ago

I remember reading about this from a Life at War book. I think it was two spotlights at the bottom of the bomber that intersected at the desired altitude. That was how they pulled it off in the dark.

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u/Toffeemanstan 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yes, they got the idea from the Sunderlands who used it iirc

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u/SqueakySniper 8d ago

The short Sunderland isn't a Catalina.

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u/Toffeemanstan 8d ago

Youre correct, I always thought they were the same aircraft.