HISTORICAL FACTS: Dambusters - Caught on Camera

Historic pier linked to Dambusters raid set to be saved by £10m lottery grant

Birnbeck Pier partially collapsed in 2015 during Storm Frank

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

English pier with links to Dambusters raid gets £10m lottery lifeline

Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare, where Barnes Wallis’s bouncing bomb was trialled, is step closer to being saved

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

WWII Marbles Used For Dambusters Raid Sold For $19,748‌ ‌

Historic marbles pivotal in planning daring mission fetched a significant sum at auction, underscoring their crucial role in WWII history.‌ ‌

Zenger · Sep 23, 2024

RAF proposal to move Dambusters dog’s grave rejected

West Lindsey council votes down proposal to relocate dog, named after a racial slur, to Norfolk airbase

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

600 mourners turn out for funeral of 'forgotten' black WW2 RAF hero after appeal

WW2 Flight Sergeant Peter Brown died alone at home in Maida Vale, London, in December aged 96 but an appeal to find his family resulted in hundreds of people attending his funeral

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2023

Proud daughter tells of war hero dad's brave Dambusters mission 80 years on

Sergeant Wilfred Ibbotson was among the crew from 617 Squadron RAF that carried out audacious raids on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany’s Ruhr Valley

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

Bid to move Dambusters' dog's grave as site to be redeveloped for asylum seekers

The dog's name was used as a codeword during the attacks

Wales Online · May 11, 2023

Application submitted to relocate Dambusters’ dog from historic site

West Lindsey District Council is hoping to stop the Home Office’s plans to redevelop the site and house asylum seekers.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Suella Braverman 'desecrating' RAF base used by Dambusters with asylum seekers plan

Lord Patrick Cormack accused Home Secretary Suella Braverman of ignoring locals' views over what should happen to RAF Scampton and ploughing on with a plan to house asylum seekers

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

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GamesRadar · Apr 20, 2023