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From: rdd@ukc.ac.uk (Rudnei Dias da Cunha)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: The Dam Busters (was Re: Strategic targets in Iraq)
Summary: Comment on the Dam Busters
Message-ID: <1990Sep13.012017.16208@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Sep 90 01:20:17 GMT
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From: rdd@ukc.ac.uk (Rudnei Dias da Cunha)

In article <1990Sep11.024301.14007@cbnews.att.com>, paj@gec-mrc.co.uk (paj) writes:
>
> If I remember rightly, one of the VCs was awarded to Leonard Cheshire,
> who led the dams raid.  He has since founded the Cheshire nursing
> homes and was seen starting the Pink Floyd "Wall" concert in Berlin
> with a first world war whistle.
> 

  The first Commanding-Officer of the 617 Squadron was Squadron Leader
Guy Gibson -- he lead the attack at the dams, was awarded the VC and
then was substituted in command, due to the high number of missions he
had flown. Eventually, he was to fly again, piloting Mosquitos in the low
level daring attacks on occupied Europe.

  Leonard Cheshire was the second CO of 617. Until Cheshire arrived to
617, it was commanded by the "bomb-man" Nick (?) Martin, who was with
Gibson during the Dams raid.

 
                                    Rudnei Dias da Cunha
                                       rdd@ukc.ac.uk
                       Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury