08/05/2012 A Second World War Tiger Moth flies low over Ladybower Reservoir, retracing the steps of Dam Buster Lancaster pilots who trained here 69 y
08/05/2012 A Second World War Tiger Moth flies low over Ladybower Reservoir, retracing the steps of Dam Buster Lancaster pilots who trained here 69 years ago today ahead of their bouncing-bomb attack on Germany on 17 May 1943. For full story please copy and paste this link into your browser: Sixty-nine years ago today, brave aircrew from 617 Squadron were practicing extreme low-level flying in bombers along The Derwent Valley in The Peak District. Known as the ÔDambustersÕ, the elite Lancaster squadron was preparing to destroy dams in GermanyÕs Ruhr Valley using top-secret Ôbouncing bombsÕ. Today, another wartime RAF aircraft follows the identical flight path over the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower dams. The nostalgic flight is just one of many being flown by this original Tiger Moth biplane. It gives people the chance to experience the practice route over the Derbyshire reservoirs in an original World War Two aircraft. Pilot, Will Flanagan, 32, said: ÒAll the Lancaster pilots would have learnt to fly in a Tiger Moth just like this one. All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press. Tel: +44 (0)1335 300098 Copyrighted Image. Fees charged will reflect previously agreed terms or space rates for individual publications, states or country.
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