[DFG]

Full title: 'I'm the lucky one... I'm still alive!': Britain's last surviving Dambuster George 'Johnny' Johnson says he still misses his crewmen as they are remembered on the 75th anniversary of iconic WWII raids

[Vaquero]

I remember the 1955 movie. Interesting story.

[Chauncey Gardiner]

One of the greatest feats of engineering ever seen.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Thank you for this thread. Liberals, especially ignorant politicians, would be well advised to study and remember history. They are truly doomed to repeat it and drag us with them. I do believe not one Liberal politician has the spine and guts to serve and defend this nation or any other nation. Comments anyone? MAGA 2018 and 2020.

[New Perspective]

There are a couple of great Youtube videos on the testing of the bombs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGRTlrYCIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-kx2Vpvxk4

[corkoman]

I made a Revell model of this Lancaster at age 5 before I could read. My parents mistook this for some kind of intelligence. I think i was just sniffing the glue. The plane came out OK and my Dad suspended it from the ceiling in my room with fishing line.

[Lower Deck]

617 Squadron has just been reformed as an F-35 outfit.

[Big Red Badger]

WWII

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It should be noted that Iran has a *lot* of big dams, the busting of which could collapse their economy easily.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_Iran