Monthly Archives: October 2010
Dambusters Declassified discussed
The Dambusters Declassified documentary shown on BBC a couple of weeks ago wasn’t widely reviewed in the national press, but has been the subject of debate on a number of internet forums. One of these discussions, on a forum widely … Continue reading
Filed under Jack Liddell, John Fraser, Modern documentaries
It’s big, and it bounces
Here’s a bigger and better version of one of the pictures snapped recently in Mackenzie, British Columbia. It shows the bouncing bomb underneath a vintage DC4 (not DC3, sorry!) of Buffalo Air. See below for the full story. No word … Continue reading
Filed under Bouncing Bomb, Modern documentaries
Wow! Good morning and welcome!
I can only attribute it to the Dambusters double header shown on BBC2 last night, but I have just seen the biggest ever single “spike” in views of this blog. Nearly 1300 people found their way here yesterday, and a … Continue reading
Filed under Dambusters remake, David Maltby
Dambuster Grant MacDonald at Williston Lake
One of the spectators at the bouncing bomb drops on Williston Lake (see post below) was none other than Grant MacDonald, rear gunner in Ken Brown’s crew on the Dams Raid. Here he is, on the left, with two of … Continue reading
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Bouncing bombs, 2010 style
Great excitement in Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada which is nearly 600 miles from Vancouver and an even longer distance from anywhere else. This small township lies on the southern end of Williston Lake, a huge man-made lake, the seventh largest … Continue reading
Filed under Bouncing Bomb, Modern documentaries
Just in case…
… you’ve never seen it before, or you don’t have it on video/DVD, there will be another chance for UK viewers to see the original 1955 film The Dam Busters tomorrow night, Sunday 17 October, at 11.30pm on BBC2.
Filed under Dam Busters 1955 film
