Dambusters 70th Anniversary

On the night of the 16th May 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers of 617 squadron took off to attack the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams.  Their actions that night have gone down in legend as 'The Dambusters'. 

On several years since then, a flypast has taken place at the Derwent Dam in Derbyshire (one of their practice sites) to salute those heroes, especially for the 53 aircrew who did not return.

I was lucky enough to have the day off to take some photos on the 70th anniversary of the raid, celebrated with a flypast by a Lancaster bomber and Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial flight, and two Tornadoes from the current 617 squadron.

A selection of photos can be found at: http://www.peverilphoto.com/gallery_572046.html