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7 results found for '"Operation Chastise (1943)"' in Keywords.
50 years of royal broadcasts (1980)
- Genre
- Feature; Special
50 Years of Royal Broadcasts. Looks at the history and image of the Royal family and the way they have used the media. This section contains many archive broadcasts from 1924-1945 including: first ever...
Dambusters anniversary (1983)
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- Documentary; Interview; Special
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...
Dambusters 40th anniversary (1983)
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- Interview; Music; News report
Paul Maurice reports on the fortieth anniversary of the so-called Dambusters raid by the RAF 617 Squadron, on the industrial Ruhr region of Germany during the Second World War. Includes interviews with then...
Dambusters 40th anniversary (1983)
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- News report; Interview; Music
Paul Maurice reports on flyovers by the Royal Air Force (heard) to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the so-called Dambusters raid by the RAF 617 Squadron, on the industrial Ruhr region of Germany...
Review of UK defence year (1983)
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- News report; Press conference
Part 1 of a report on the British defence year in 1983 as the year draws to a close, on nuclear weapons. The introduction of Cruise nuclear missiles coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Dambusters...
Last reunion of Bomber Command (1986)
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- News report
Staff from Bomber Command, the base for the famous dambuster raid of 633 Squadron, meet for their last ever reunion dinner. Air Vice-Marshall Sir Michael Hedgeland describes the decision to make this the...
Anniversary of Dambuster raids (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report
The Queen Mother is guest of honour at the London Imperial War Museum for a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of No. 617 Squadron RAF’s World War Two Dambusters raid. James Bays reports and interviews...