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A 1944 photograph of Guy Gibson, VC, DSO, DFC (1918-44), most famous as the Squadron Leader of Operation Chastise of the night of 16 May 1943. The operation, also known as the 'Dam Busters' Raid, was carried out by a squadron of British RAF Lancaster bombers using a special bouncing bomb to breach dams in the Ruhr basin in Germany, thus flooding the heavy industry factories below.
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Original image by RAF Photographer. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 07 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Photographer, R. (2024, March 07). Guy Gibson, VC. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18671/guy-gibson-vc/
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Photographer, RAF. "Guy Gibson, VC." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 07, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18671/guy-gibson-vc/.
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Photographer, RAF. "Guy Gibson, VC." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Mar 2024. Web. 02 May 2024.
