Air Vice-Marshall Ralf Cochrane,Wing Commander Guy Gibson,King George VI and Group Captain John Whitworth discuss  operation 'Chastice',better known as The Dambusters Raid.

Royal approval

Led by wingcommander Guy Gibson and crew(here seen boarding their Lancaster),19 Lancasters of 617 Squadron took part in the Dambusters raid.

617 squadron

After the famous Dambusters raid Guy Gibson (DSO,DFC and bar ,Victoria Cross)could have gotten any safe job on the ground he wanted but instead chose for active combat duties.
On sep 19th 1944 Gibson led a massive force as Master Bomber in a Mosquito on a raid to bomb railways and industrial targets at Monchengladbach and Rheydt.Mystery and controversy surround his death ever since.He orchestrated the attacks and then ordered the bombers home.His Mosquity was seen plunging into the ground at Steenbergen in Holland.Part of his remains were later found.What caused his crash has never been discovered.Harris later said in his memoirs that he had been wrong to let Gibson back on operations.Whatever happened,Britain had lost  one of its greatest heroes.Greetz,Brummbar 