617 Squadron

[virginiajim]

Nice sentiment on remembering wars past and learning from it....unfortunately doesn't work in practice.  There will always be some  that wants to kill innocents or just has a lust for power.  It will always be that way.  This is why we still have atomics and are all the time developing new ways to kill each other.  It's sad, but true.

[Andy]

I read the book many years ago, here's a radio play version https://archive.org/details/TheDambusters1954OtrAustralianRadio

Not sure how effective it was dropping "Tallboys" on the Tirpitz :-)



Some of my old RAF colleagues served on 617

[virginiajim]

Isn't this ironic....in an antique store this afternoon and came across "Claims to Fame the Lancaster" by Norman Franks.  Can't wait to read it.

[Andy]

Isn't this ironic....in an antique store this afternoon and came across "Claims to Fame the Lancaster" by Norman Franks.  Can't wait to read it.

I try and avoid antique stores, they might try and sell me :-)

[virginiajim]

 

[Andy]

Favourite irony from the US? A line in Third Rock From the Sun, when the aliens are sitting an exam to try to get their driving licences. One says: "If it is this difficult to get a driving licence here, imagine how difficult it must be to get a gun licence."