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Reel Histories: 1: Dam Busters

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Journalist Gerry Northam explores the history behind celluloid images of our past.
The most famous bombing mission in history was an operational success, but did the bouncing bomb do anything to shorten the Second World War? Nearly 60 years on from 617 Squadron's raid on the Ruhr dams, historians still disagree over the real effects of one of the RAF's finest hours.

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Presenter:
Gerry Northam
Producer:
John Byrne
Source: Radio Times

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