Nice article. However these parts -
TOM WALSH wrote:
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 18, 1943, nineteen modified Avro Lancaster Mk. III Bombers from Royal Air Force (RAF) 617 Squadron attacked the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe hydroelectric dams in Germany's Ruhr industrial valley.
TOM WALSH wrote:
On the clear moonlit evening of Monday, May 17, 1943, McCarthy and his crew, anxious to go, climbed into their Lancaster "Q For Queenie" only to have the aircraft go unserviceable on the ramp.
The dates mentioned are a little wrong. 617 Sqn launched Operation Chastise on
16th May 1943.
Regards,
Rich
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