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  1. Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special "bouncing bombs" developed by Barnes Wallis.

    • 16-17 May 1943
    • 2 dams breached
    • Eder, Möhne and Sorpe (Röhr) rivers, Germany
  2. The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson.

  3. Based on a true story, this film depicts the British attempt to destroy six German dams with a new invention called the bouncing bomb. It features the heroism of the RAF pilots, the genius of the scientist Barnes Wallis and the music of Eric Coates.

    • (11K)
    • Drama, History, War
    • Michael Anderson
    • 1955-07-16
  4. Nov 27, 2020 · Watch the classic British war film about the RAF's daring raid on the German dams in 1943. Based on true events and books, the film features Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave and the bouncing bomb.

    • 125 min
    • 17K
    • trackofalljades
  5. Mar 19, 2018 · Book your tickets now: https://www.thedambusters75.co.uk THE DAM BUSTERS is newly restored in 4K to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous WWII raid. Don't miss a special Royal Albert...

    • 1 min
    • 102.7K
    • StudiocanalUK
  6. Learn about the audacious bombing mission to destroy three German dams in the Ruhr valley, codenamed Operation 'Chastise'. See photographs, objects and stories of the raid, the 'bouncing bomb' and the 617 Squadron.

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  8. British flyers try to cripple the Nazis by taking out their dams.

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