LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Dambusters anniversary

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

14 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:56:51

Description

The Dambusters Anniversary Programme, presented by Paul Maurice. The history and background to Operation Chastise, the Dambusters bombing raid on hydroelectric dams in the Ruhr region of Germany on 17 May 1943. Interviews with Sir Barnes Wallis; Wing Commander Guy Gibson; now Air Marshal and former bomber pilot on the raid, Sir (Mick) Harold Brownlow Morgan Martin; Group Captain James Brian (Willie) Tate and Squadron Leader Tony Iverson.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Glyn Perkins; Barnes Wallis; Guy Gibson; Tony Iverson; James Brian Tait; Harold Brownlow Martin

Keywords

Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Hydroelectric power stations; Operation Chastise (1943); Reminiscence; Anniversaries

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