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What is the nickname given to the 617 squadron in the World War 2?
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The Dam Busters.
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What was the squadron number of the Dam-busters?
The Dam Busters' Squadron was no. 617.
What did the dambusters do?
to attack an destroy the great dams of western Germany the Möhne and the Eder dams were successfully breached, but the Sorpe withstood the attack the weapon used was the 'upkeep' or the 'bouncing bomb' designed by Dr Barnes Wallace of vickers-armstrong.
How many nights was London bombed?
The main raids on London took place from September 1940 to May 1941.
Who designed the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis had the idea that if the water supply to the Rhur industrial area could be critically reduced then it would impact on Germanys ability to produce war materiel. If several dams could be breached then the water supply could be affected greatly. The problem to be overcome was to deliver bombs of sufficient explosive power to have an effect on a dam, a structure designed to withstand great pressure itself, holding back many, many tons of water. Therefore the explosives needed to be delivered from a horizontal rather than vertical angle, and would need to explode near the dam underwater. The water pressure itself would aid the explosive power the bomb delivered. Many experiments were attempted. Mutt Summers was the name of the chief test pilot & at first it looked unlikely that such a means of delivery could be found to work. Eventually it became apparrent that the bomb would need to be delivered from very low altitude and would need to be spun in flight to achieve a bounce off the surface of the water to approach the dam wall, the bomb would then sink & detonate close to the wall and the pressure might effect a breach. Because of the nature of the targets, in steep valleys, the attack would need pinpoint accuracy, at night, requiring a very high standard of navigation & accurate flying. A special squadron was formed, 617 Squadron, to be led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. They practiced night & day over Scotland & Wales, flying low over water. No one was told of the taget details. 3 dams were targetted, the Mohne, the Eder & the Sorpe. The Mohne & the Eder were breached, there was but minor damage to the Sorpe. But there was great loss of life of the aircrews in the attack. Gibson was awarded the VC, he was surpassed perhaps only by Leonard Cheshire VC as Britains finest pilot in WW2, they flew Avro Lancasters. Barnes Wallis was appalled at the loss of so many brave men. The Squadron Motto of 617 Sqn is 'Apre Moi le Deluge': After Me the Flood.
Why did the dam busters attack?
The "DamBusters" , No. 617 Squadron RAF , during WW2 were responsible for trying to destroy the Mohne , Eder and Sorpe Canals in Germany using a "Bouncing bomb" (Think of skipping a rock across water .) developed by Barnes Wallis the British inventor . "Operation Chastise" as it was known caused extensive damage to the Möhne and Edersee Dams and flooded the Ruhr Valley which had strategic importance to the German war effort . These are excellent details but IF you are able - try and see the movie Dambusters - it was one of the best I have seen (about 5 times now and I would watch it again in a heart beat) It was the ingenuity of Wallis and his conviction that they could make bombs that would skip across the water and hit the dam at the right moment. He was also aided by the airmen who "developed" the method of determining the exact height of the plane via two lights shining on the surface. I believe that the knocking out of these dams had more than a strategic importance to the war they changed the direction as the Germans lost so much manufacturing
What is the nickname of squadron 617?
617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is better known as the "Dambusters" squadron
What squadron were the dam busters?
617 Squadron
What was the squadron number of the Dam-busters?
The Dam Busters' Squadron was no. 617.
Who werethe dam busters?
No. 617 Squadron RAF .
Who was 617 squadron leader?
617 Squadron, the 'Dam Busters', is still an operational RAF squadron and, so, has had a great many commanding officers. Of the wartime COs, probably the most famous were Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC (who commanded the squadron during the dams' raid), and Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire, VC.
What Royal Air Force squadron became known as the Dambusters?
Number 617 Squadron RAF became commonly known as the Dambusters. This is due to their actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during World War II.
What is the 617 Squadron RAF?
Commonly known as the Dam Busters. I was with them in the fifties as electrical fitter working on Avro Lincolns and Canberra's. We also did a six month stint in Malaya. Ken
What did sir Leonard chesire do in the raf?
he was a part of the 617 squadron, the "Dambusters", but he did not go busting: that was before he joined them. read " The Dam Busters" by Paul Brickhill. It's a good book and he (Chesire) is in the book lots
What are the factors of 617?
1 and 617
WHO was involved in the dambusters raid?
617 Squadron RAF, commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DFC DSO (and Bar). There were 19 aircraft, flown by a mixture of aircrew from around the Commonwealth. Of the 19 aircraft, 8 were lost, along with 57 aircrew. The Squadron still exists in the RAF today, currently flying Tornado GR4.
What is 2468 divided by 4?
617
What is the prime factorization for 617?
617 is already prime.
