2006-06-22 06:52:22 · 3 answers · asked by sportin_jenny 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
To add to longhunter: The squadron was equipped with specially adapted Lancaster heavy bombers, which dropped a unique cylindrical "bouncing" bomb. The idea, which worked beautifully, was to release them over the reservoir created by the dam, where they would skip along the surface, hit the dam, sink to the bottom, and explode. By destroying the dam, it wiped out a lot of infrastructure, roads, bridges, plus, it deprived the Germans of hydroelectric power and water resources.
2006-06-22 09:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by aboukir200 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's right! Dam Buster!
2006-06-22 15:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by L3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
617 Squadron, RAF, "The Dambusters" was a single squadron formed during the Second World War to carry out a single special and dangerous task. That operation "Chastise" has since become a legend in the annals of military history and it possess all the traditionally admired military attributes of originality, surprise and heroism coupled with a very dramatic outcome. Operation Chastise has in many ways overshadowed the later exploits of the men who formed the squadron
2006-06-22 14:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by longhunter17692002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋