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| Picture No | 10220044 |
| Date | 1943 |
| Description | The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943 |
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Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the 'Dambusters' raid of 1943. On the 16th May, 'Lancaster' bombers of 617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson, attacked four dams in the Westphalia region of Germany. They breached two, the Mohne and Eder dams, leading to widespread flooding.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 22 May 1943, page 573 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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