Monthly Archives: June 2009
‘Last of the Dambusters’ on Youtube
I posted about this interesting (although misleadingly titled) documentary last year, when it was shown on British terrestrial TV. It shows the journey made by Sqn Ldr George (Johnny) Johnson, bomb aimer in Joe McCarthy’s AJ-T, to visit the site … Continue reading
It’s enormous!
Here’s your chance to put on your best Kenneth Williams/Hattie Jacques voice. Altogether now “Oooh, Matron! It’s …” Other pictures on various broadcast media sites haven’t given us a true idea of the sheer size of the replica bombers which … Continue reading
Filed under Dambusters remake, Peter Jackson
The youngest Dambuster
The youngest airman to take part in the Dams Raid was Sgt Jack Liddell, rear gunner in the crew of AJ-E, piloted by Flt Lt Norman Barlow. He was 18 when he took part in the raid, and lost his … Continue reading
Filed under Dams Raid crews, Jack Liddell, Modern documentaries, Operation Chastise
