Posted on 05/16/2008 8:06:25 PM PDT by Flavius
The last surviving veterans of the Second World War Dambusters raid will meet for what is expected to be the last time on Saturday night to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the mission.
Engineers, ground staff and the last surviving pilot to fly one of the 19 modified Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron will be amongst those at the gathering.
The veterans are now all in their late 80s and many have said they plan to make these anniversary celebrations their last.
Their mission, on May 16, 1943, to destroy German dams with Barnes Wallis’s bouncing bombs, has become part of the UK’s military heritage.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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