Bombardiere Lancaster vola in alto il Welland Valley sull'approccio al serbatoio eyebrook per celebrare i sessanta anni del Dambuster

• Collaboratore: Iain Cooper / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: AHXM4E
• Dimensioni dei file: 50 MB (856,7 KB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 5237 x 3336 px | 44,3 x 28,2 cm | 17,5 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: maggio 2003
• Ubicazione: Eyebrook Reservoir Great Eastern Leicestershire England United Kingdom great Britain

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Avro Lancaster Bomber PA474 of the Battle Of Britain memorial flight as it fly s low level on its approach to flying over the Eyebrook reservoir Leicestershire in May 2003 This was to celebrate 60 yrs since the famous Dambusters Raid The Eyebrook reservoir was used for training purposes prior to the raid because of its similarity to the targets PA474 is one of only two remaining Lancaster s with flight status the second being in Canada 617 squadron carried out these daring raids on the night of 16 17th May 1943 The aim was to attack three primary targets in the Ruhr area of Germany in an attempt to cripple their industrial output The Mohne Eder and Sorpe dams were attacked by 19 aircraft led by Wing Commander G P Gibson DSO DFC and Victoria Cross

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