No. 617 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia
Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. [2] It is commonly known as "The Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise …
617 Squadron - Royal Air Force
617 Squadron is based at RAF Marham. The Squadron adopted its name and badge after the famous Dams Raid in 1943. Previous aircraft flown include the Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and Vulcan; English Electric Canberra; and Panavia Tornado. They are now flying the F-35B Lightning fifth-generation combat aircraft.
History - 617 Squadron Association
No 617 Squadron was formed at RAF Scampton on 21 March 1943, under the command of by Wg Cdr Guy Gibson specifically to undertake an operation to breach the Ruhr Dams using Barnes Wallis’ Upkeep weapon – the bouncing bomb.
'The Dam Busters' and the Real-Life Feats of No. 617 Squadron RAF
2023年4月4日 · The task was given to No. 5 Group RAF in late March 1943, who created what became No. 617 Squadron RAF, codename “X.” Twenty-one different bomber crews were selected, consisting of different nationalities: Australian, New Zealand and Canadian.
617 Squadron and the Dams Raid - RAF Museum
17 May 2021 is the 78th anniversary of the “Dambusters” Raid, the attack on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany by nineteen Avro Lancasters of the specially formed No. 617 Squadron, armed with the famous ‘bouncing bomb’. This exhibition explores the material in our archives that tells the story of Operation CHASTISE.
What Happened To RAF 617 Squadron After The Dambusters Raid
On the night of 16-17 May 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of Germany.
No. 617 Squadron Royal Air Force in the Second World War …
No 617 Squadron was formed at Scampton on 21st March 1943. It included personnel from the RCAF, the RAAF and RNZAF and was formed specifically to attack three dams, the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe, on the Ruhr (Operation Chastise, 17th may 1943). The squadron developed tactics to use the bouncing bomb.
617 Squadron Reborn - Royal Air Force
The new Officer Commanding No 617 Sqn, Wg Cdr John Butcher, took his first flight in an F-35B Lightning, the UK’s new multi-role stealth combat aircraft. The standing up of 617 Sqn (designated as the first front-line UK F-35B Lightning squadron) is due to take place in the UK in 2018 when RAF and RN pilots, currently training on Lightning in ...
The Dambusters Raid of 1943 - RAF Benevolent Fund
The Dam Busters were members of the RAF's 617 Squadron who were specially assembled in March 1943 to bomb three dams in Germany's industrial heartland, the Ruhr Valley, just two months later. The raid, on the night of May 16/17, was called Operation Chastise and involved 133 aircrew flying 19 specially adapted Lancaster bombers.
In May 1943 Number 617 Squadron of Bomber Command, the Royal Air Force, succeeded in breaching two of Germany’s great dams. A few months after this success the Squadron moved from