617 Squadron and the Dams Raid

17 May 2021 is the 78th anniversary of the “Dambusters” Raid, the attack on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany by nineteen Avro Lancasters of the specially formed No. 617 Squadron, armed with the famous ‘bouncing bomb’. This exhibition explores the material in our archives that tells the story of Operation CHASTISE.

• Introduction
• Model Dams Project
• Barnes Wallis’ Papers
• Wing Commander Winterbotham’s Letter
• Group Captain Conrad Verity’s Memoirs
• Lancaster Modifications
• Bouncing Bomb Diagram
• Bouncing Bomb Tests
• Barnes Wallis’ Pass
• Designing the UPKEEP Mine
• Guy Gibson’s Log Book
• Spotlights – Low Altitude Flying Modification
• Target Map and Photo of the Eder Dam
• Target Photos of the Ruhr Dams
• Flight Lieutenant H.B. ‘Mick’ Martin’s Log Book
• Sergeant Charles Brennan’s Papers
• Aircraftwoman Morfydd Gronland’s Memoir
• Reconnaissance Photos of the Damaged Dams
• Letter from Air Commodore S.O. Bufton
• Herr Clemens Mols’ Memoir
• Casualties of the Dams Raid
• Media Reports
• Messages of Congratulation
• Signed Menu from A.V. Roe Celebratory Dinner
• Dambusters Podcasts
• Conclusion