Did you know this about
the Dambusters raid?
Did you Know?
The Dambusters raid was flown from Scampton, Lincolnshire. Considered an “almost impossible” task – flying low at night over enemy territory to drop a new, untested bomb.
The bravery of 617 Squadron and the ingenuity of aircraft designer Barnes Wallis and his revolutionary bouncing bomb is commemorated at Woodhall Spa.
A much smaller memorial is in the graveyard of the village of Scopwick. High Flight, a poem loved by aviators, was written by 19 year old John Gillespie Magee, a wartime Spitfire pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in 1941 when his plane collided in mid-air over Lincolnshire. High Flight, written on the back of an envelope, was sent home to his parents weeks before the crash. “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth”, the poem’s first line was quoted by President Ronald Reagan after the Challenger disaster.
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Dambusters Inn
The pub's décor is richly furnished with a private collection of paintings, photographs and memorabilia relating to one particular military action fought overnight on Sunday/Monday 16th–17th, May 1943. The collection is dedicated to commemorating the men and women who served on ‘Operation Chastise’.
