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A Lancaster bomber swoops over a reservoir in the Peak District during a flypast to mark the 65th anniversary of the Dambusters raid.
The Lancaster, similar to that used by the RAF's 617 Squadron to bomb two German dams in 1943, flew along the Derwent valley yesterday. A Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Tornado fighters from the present 617 Squadron and a Dakota transport plane joined the flypast.
The Derwent dam was used by the Dambusters to train for their mission to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley. Squadron Leader Les Munro, the last surviving pilot from the mission, was a guest of honour. As the distinctive roar of the Lancaster's engines echoed across the lake it evoked memories of the daring raid, which used the “bouncing bomb” invented by Barnes Wallis.
The flypast was preceded by a memorial service on top of the Derwent dam, which was attended by Michael Gibson, 67, the nephew of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who led the Dambusters. Richard Todd, 88, who played the wing commander in the 1955 film The Dam Busters, laid poppies on the reservoir water.
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If they would have only known we would give up the UK with out a fight fifty years on.
What a waste of life.
Nemo
Jon Nemo, Llanelli, UK
They never died in vain ! Those men and their generation were faced with losing everything. They put all they were on the line so there could be a future for us to do with as we want. These men and women are heroes. We should remember that.
R Chatterjee, Dollar, UK
to Ian Payne of WALSALL They died in vain NO they died as heroes so that u can say wot you like when you like and not have a jack boot in your face you should thank them .
david kelly, burnley, uk
They died in vain !!!!
Ian Payne, WALSALL,
Wayne Rooney / Frank Lampard etc heroes? The young men who flew as members of the Dambusters and thousands of others who gave their lives are real heroes. It makes me so angry to see how they saved our country only for following generations to lose it to yobs, crime and political correctness
Dean Richards, Warrington, England