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Published: 2015-08-04 15:10:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 609; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 4
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The last surviving pilot of the 1943 'Dambusters' raid on the German dams of the Ruhr passed away today, this is my very humble tribute to that man.Some information regarding Squadron Leader Les Munro (taken from his wikipedia page);
"He was one of hundreds of aircrew volunteering to be part of the secretive 617 Dambusters Squadron being formed at RAF Scampton , and joined it four days after it was formed, on 25 March 1943. The squadron was created to attack the dams of the Ruhr in an effort to wreck the industrial capacity of Germany. Of the 19 Lancasters that flew on that full-moon night, only 11 returned. Munro, as pilot of W-Willie, was scheduled to bomb the Sorpe dam."
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It may be a humble tribute-but a very noteworthy one as well.
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