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Spirit of the Dambusters brought to life
7:37am Monday 12th May 2008
THE 65th anniversary of the Dambuster raids was marked by a flypast of an iconic Second World War aeroplane at the weekend.
As visitors to the Yorkshire Air Museum's Battlegroup North and Military Wheels and Wings event enjoyed the sights around them, they were treated to two sights above them with a flypast by a legendary Lancaster bomber on Saturday and a Dakota yesterday, courtesy of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight.
The Dambuster raids actually took place on May 16 so the flypasts were particularly poignant to the hundreds of people watching.
As well as the planes in the sky there were jeeps, tanks and other vehicles on the ground as well as re-enactment groups from across Yorkshire, including the Normandy Arnhem Society from Thirsk and the Pontefract Home Guard.
Ian Richardson, a spokesman for the museum, said: "We are absolutely delighted with this show of support.
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Wangy, York says...
5:20pm Mon 12 May 08
Paul Hepworth wrote:Get back on your bike, saddo.
Interstringly Barnes Wallis was interviewed when in his old age. He was asked what he was working on now. He replied that he was calculating the date of his death.
The interview was used later as part of his obituary by the BBC and Wallis's calculation was unerringly accurate.....!
Paul Hepworth, York says...
3:48pm Mon 12 May 08
The interview was used later as part of his obituary by the BBC and Wallis's calculation was unerringly accurate.....!
bobby_spray, york says...
3:41pm Mon 12 May 08
KarenWhite1978, Heslington says...
2:29pm Mon 12 May 08
bobby_spray wrote:So even a convicted Nazi war criminal thought it was "pointless". Did he make that comment before or after his 20 years in jail? Was that before or after he (and virtually every other key person) and denounced Hitler and the Nazis.
The dambusters raid contributed very little, if anything to the outcome of the war. Most of those killed were either civilians or forced labour from Russia. The electricity output from the dams was back to normal within a short while. Even Albert Speer though it pointless. Good story though!!
bobby_spray, york says...
11:53am Mon 12 May 08
Good story though!!
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The Lancaster bomber flies over a DC3 Dakota at the Yorkshire Air Museum during the Battlegroup Wheels And Wings event.
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