Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid)

Operation Chastise was a daring WWII RAF mission targeting German dams using innovative bouncing bombs. On 16–17 May 1943, 617 Squadron breached the Möhne and Edersee dams, causing massive flooding and damage to German industry, though repairs were swift. The raid cost 53 aircrew lives and killed around 1,600 civilians, including many forced laborers.

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Allatson, Daniel* November 7th, 1923
† September 16th, 1943
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Anderson, Cyril Thorpe* December 9th, 1913
† September 23rd, 1943
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Appleby, Frank Ernest* November 3rd, 1921
† September 15th, 1996

Arthur, James Lamb* July 3rd, 1917
† May 17th, 1943
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Astell, William 'Bill'* April 1st, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Barlow, Robert Norman George* April 22nd, 1911
† May 16th, 1943
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Barrett, Jack Kenneth* September 9th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Batson, Ronald* December 5th, 1920
† November 25th, 2006

Bickle, William Douglas* March 6th, 1922
† September 23rd, 1943
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Bolitho, Richard "Dickie"* January 19th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Brady, Joseph Gordon* April 16th, 1916
† May 17th, 1943
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Brennan, Christopher Charles* February 22nd, 1916
† May 17th, 1943
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Brown, Kenneth William* August 20th, 1920
† December 23rd, 2002

Buck, Arthur William* November 30th, 1914
† September 23rd, 1943
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Buckley, Jack* May 1st, 1919
† May 6th, 1990

Burcher, Anthony Fisher* March 15th, 1922
† August 9th, 1995

Burgess, Philip Sidney* September 19th, 1922
† May 16th, 1943
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Burns, Stephen* December 27th, 1920
† December 21st, 1943
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Burpee, Lewis Johnstone* March 5th, 1918
† May 17th, 1943
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Burrows, Norman Rupert* August 31st, 1914
† May 17th, 1943
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Byers, Vernon William* September 24th, 1919
† May 17th, 1943

Chalmers, George Alexander* February 12th, 1921
† August 2002

Chambers, Leonard (Len)* February 18th, 1919
† March 1st, 1985

Clay, James Henry* February 2nd, 1911
† August 6th, 1995

Cochrane, Ralph Alexander* February 24th, 1895
† December 17th, 1977

Cottam, Alden Preston* August 29th, 1912
† May 17th, 1943
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Deering, George Andrew* July 23rd, 1919
† September 16th, 1943
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Dillgardt, August (Just)* April 8th, 1889
† September 14th, 1960

Doerwald, Johannes* March 23rd, 1927
† October 13th, 2024

Earnshaw, Kenneth* June 23rd, 1918
† May 17th, 1943
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Eaton, Leonard* March 16th, 1906
† March 22nd, 1974

Ewan, Eric* January 3rd, 1922
† September 23rd, 1943
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Feneron, Harry Basil* May 14th, 1920
† November 18th, 1993

Fort, John* January 14th, 1912
† September 15th, 1943

Foxlee, Bertie Towner 'Toby'* March 7th, 1920
† March 6th, 1985

Franklin, Charles Ernest* November 22nd, 1915
† January 25th, 1975

Fraser, John William* September 22nd, 1922
† June 2nd, 1962

Fuller, Michael John David* April 28th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Garbas, Francis Anthony (Frank)* July 13th, 1922
† May 17th, 1943
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Garshowitz, Abram (Albert)* December 11th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Gibson, Guy Penrose* August 12th, 1918
† September 19th, 1944

Gillespie, Alan* November 16th, 1922
† May 16th, 1943
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Glinz, Harvey Sterling* March 2nd, 1922
† May 16th, 1943
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Goodale, Brian* June 12th, 1919
† December 16th, 1977

Gowrie, Chester Bruce* April 14th, 1918
† December 20th, 1943
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Grayston, Raymond Ernest* October 13th, 1918
† April 15th, 2010

Green, Gilbert John* April 13th, 1922
† September 23rd, 1943
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Gregory, George Henry Ford Goodwin* June 24th, 1917
† May 17th, 1943
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Guterman, Jack* August 1st, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Harris, Arthur Travers "Bomber"* April 13th, 1892
† April 5th, 1984

Hatton, William* March 24th, 1920
† September 15th, 1943

Hay, Robert Claude* November 4th, 1913
† February 13th, 1944
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Heal, Dudley Pierce* August 5th, 1916
† February 7th, 1999

Henderson, Robert Jack* June 17th, 1920
† February 18th, 1961

Hewstone, Herbert John* July 24th, 1909
† May 28th, 1980

Hill, Victor* December 6th, 1921
† September 15th, 1943

Hobday, Harold Sydney* January 28th, 1912
† February 24th, 2000

Hopgood, John Vere "Hoppy"* August 29th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Hopkinson, Donald* September 19th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Horsfall, David Taylor* April 16th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Howard, Cecil Lancelot (Lance)* January 12th, 1913
† December 26th, 1989

Howarth, William (Bill)* August 29th, 1921
† January 12th, 1990

Hutchison, Robert Edward George* April 26th, 1918
† September 16th, 1943
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Ibbotson, Wilfred* September 18th, 1913
† May 17th, 1943
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Jagger, Brian* November 9th, 1921
† April 30th, 1944
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Jarvie, Charles McAllister* May 9th, 1922
† May 16th, 1943

Jaye, Thomas* October 3rd, 1922
† May 17th, 1943
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Johnson, Edward Cuthbert "Johnnie"* May 3rd, 1912
† October 1st, 2002

Johnson, George Leonard* November 25th, 1921
† December 7th, 2022

Johnston, Thomas Barr* July 19th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Kammhuber, Josef* August 19th, 1896
† January 25th, 1986

Kellow, Robert George Thomas* December 13th, 1916
† February 12th, 1988

Kinnear, John* November 6th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Knight, Leslie Gordon* March 7th, 1921
† September 16th, 1943
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Leggo, Jack Frederick* April 21st, 1916
† November 11th, 1983

Liddell, Jack Robert George* June 22nd, 1924
† May 16th, 1943
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Long, William Charles Arthur* September 11th, 1923
† May 17th, 1943
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MacCausland, Vincent Sanford* February 1st, 1913
† May 17th, 1943
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Macfarlane, Richard* December 12th, 1921
† December 20th, 1943
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MacLean, Donald Arthur* April 2nd, 1916
† July 16th, 1922

Maltby, David John Hatfield* May 10th, 1920
† September 15th, 1943

Marriott, John Hubert Edward* January 19th, 1920
† September 16th, 1943

Marsden, Ronald* May 8th, 1920
† May 17th, 1943
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Martin, Harold Brownlow Morgan "Micky"* February 27th, 1918
† November 3rd, 1988

Maudslay, Henry Eric* July 21st, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Maynard, Thomas William* September 6th, 1923
† December 20th, 1943
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McCarthy, Joseph Charles "Big Joe"* August 31st, 1919
† September 6th, 1998

McDonald, Grant Stuart* July 20th, 1921
† May 13th, 2012

McDowell, James* August 13th, 1910
† May 16th, 1943
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Minchin, John William* November 29th, 1915
† May 17th, 1943
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Morrison, Herbert Stanley, Baron M. of Lambeth* January 3rd, 1888
† March 6th, 1965

Munro, John Leslie "Les"* April 5th, 1919
† August 4th, 2015

Nichols, Lawrence William* May 17th, 1910
† May 17th, 1943
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Nicholson, Vivian* February 15th, 1923
† September 15th, 1943

Nugent, John Percival* August 9th, 1914
† September 23rd, 1943
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O’Brien, Henry Earl* August 15th, 1922
† September 12th, 1985

Oancia, Stefan* March 5th, 1923
† May 6th, 1999

Ottley, Warner* March 4th, 1922
† May 17th, 1943
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Paterson, Robert Campbell* September 20th, 1917
† September 23rd, 1943
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Pegler, Guy (Johnny)* September 27th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Petrie, David* September 9th, 1879
† August 7th, 1961

Pigeon, Percy Edgar* June 3rd, 1917
† March 25th, 1967

Portal, Charles Frederick Algernon "Peter"* May 21st, 1893
† April 22nd, 1971

Powell, Dennis John Dean* January 21st, 1922
† September 16th, 1943
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Pulford, John* December 24th, 1919
† February 13th, 1944
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Radcliffe, William Gordon* September 24th, 1919
† July 5th, 1952

Rice, Geoffrey* January 4th, 1917
† November 24th, 1981

Roberts, Charles Walpole* January 19th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Rodger, David* February 23rd, 1918
† September 1st, 2004

Rumbles, Francis Grant* September 14th, 1920
† February 26th, 1988

Schweizer, Heinz* July 18th, 1908
† June 5th, 1946

Shannon, David John* May 27th, 1922
† April 8th, 1993

Simmonds, Harold Thomas* December 25th, 1921
† September 15th, 1943

Simpson, Thomas Drayton* November 23rd, 1917
† April 2nd, 1998

Smith, Edward Clarence* August 26th, 1919
† September 20th, 1943
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Spafford, Frederick Michael (Spam)* June 16th, 1918
† September 16th, 1943
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Speer, Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert* March 19th, 1905
† September 1st, 1981

Stone, Antony Joseph Bazeley* December 5th, 1920
† September 15th, 1943

Strange, Harry John* April 25th, 1923
† May 17th, 1943
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Sumpter, Leonard Joseph* September 20th, 1911
† November 30th, 1993

Sutherland, Frederick Edwin* February 26th, 1923
† January 21st, 2019

Taerum, Harlo Torger* May 22nd, 1920
† September 16th, 1943
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Taylor, Alastair James* December 19th, 1922
† May 16th, 1943

Tees, Frederick* June 16th, 1922
† March 15th, 1982

Thrasher, John William* July 30th, 1920
† December 20th, 1943
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Townsend, William Clifford* January 12th, 1921
† April 9th, 1991

Trevor-Roper, Richard Algenon Dacre* May 19th, 1915
† March 31st, 1944
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Tytherleigh, William John 'Johnny'* November 8th, 1921
† May 17th, 1943
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Urquhart, Robert Alexander* August 2nd, 1919
† May 17th, 1943
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Walker, Daniel Revie* November 20th, 1917
† November 17th, 2001

Wallis, Barnes Neville* September 26th, 1887
† October 30th, 1979

Warner, James Herbert* May 19th, 1914
† May 16th, 1943

Webb, Douglas Edward* September 12th, 1922
† December 8th, 1996

Weeks, Harvey Alexander* December 10th, 1919
† March 22nd, 1992

Weller, Leonard George* September 1st, 1915
† May 17th, 1943
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Whillis, Samuel Leslie* October 18th, 1912
† May 16th, 1943
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Whitaker, Arthur Neville* September 8th, 1909
† May 16th, 1943

Whittaker, Ivan* September 9th, 1921
† August 22nd, 1979

Wile, Floyd Alvin* April 17th, 1919
† May 17th, 1943
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Wilkinson, John* March 2nd, 1922
† May 16th, 1943

Wilkinson, Raymond* September 1st, 1922
† June 27th, 1980

Williams, Charles Rowland* March 19th, 1909
† May 16th, 1943
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Yeo, Gordon Arthur* July 9th, 1922
† May 17th, 1943
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Young, Henry Melvin "Dinghy"* May 20th, 1915
† May 17th, 1943
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Memorial Flood Victims Möhne 17 May 1943

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