Les Munro - 1919-2015 - Last Dambuster Pilot

Discussion in 'Taylor's Tittle-Tattle - General Banter' started by Smudger, Aug 4, 2015.

  1. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    Strike fast, strike sure. Just two of this mission left.

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/04/last-surviving-dambusters-pilot-les-munro-dies-96

    People have criticized the actual value of the raid. Was it over glorified after the war in an attempt to raise morale in a country hit by crippling shortages and economic debt ? In terms of strategic effect it did divert a large part of Franz Dorsch's effort in building the Atlantic Wall which is likely to have saved lives on D-Day.

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    There was the unfortunate death of a large number of Russian women POW's nearby and also German civilians but friendly deaths were a common occurrence during WW2 in bombing raids such as that made prior to D-Day itself in France for instance.

    [video=youtube;35qsu9HsYos]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35qsu9HsYos[/video]

    The Dambusters (617 Squadron) March by light classical music maestro Eric Coates:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K32Adi8nmzA
     

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