Remembering The Dambusters
RCAF Pilot Officer Lewis Burpee, seen in middle of fellow dambusters, was from Ottawa. He was shot down over Gilze Rijen during the Dambuster raid during the Second World War.
"The Dambusters" was a squadron formed to carry out a single special and dangerous mission using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" on German dams. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise
The Dam Busters was also a movie. It was said to influence a certain jet fighter scene light-years later. Here’s a youtube remix of both movies: The Dambusters a la Star Wars. A new movie is in the works from LOTR director Peter Jackson.
Photo Source: www.lancastermuseum.ca/damsraid15.html
