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Many of the 617 Squadron crews who took part in the famous attacks on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams and also the raids on the Dortmund-Ems Canal did not return. This book takes the reader to many of the crash sites that resulted. They include the coast off Texel, Rees, Marbeck, Emmerich, Hamm, Ostonnen, just north of the Mohne Dam, the former airfield at Gilze-Rijen in Holland and Castricum-aan-Zee, also Holland. The Dortmund-Ems Canal sites are Noordhorn, Recke, Bergeshovede, Ladbergen and Den Ham in Holland. All these sites can be visited within a week's tour by car or public transport. The book is illustrated with then-and-now photographs of the sites, the personnel involved and the aircraft originally flown. Local places of interest are listed to allow those aficionados of this famous squadron to broaden their knowledge and also enjoy a continental break. 80 b/w photographsProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-139781844155682
eBay Product ID (ePID)95001703
Product Key Features
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameDambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndreas Wachtel, Chris Ward
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAndreas Wachtel, Chris Ward