Primary Target by Philip West. (B) AIT187 Then the British troops opened

Then the British troops opened fire and nineteen officers and up to 600 men of the French Guards are said to have fallen at the first discharge

then years later as POWs

which later proved to be a JUNKERS 88 flown by HEINZ ROKKER

One of the most daring raids of World War II captured in this print for posterity

Primary Target by Philip West. (B) AIT187 Then the British troops openedDHM2192B. Primary Target by Philip West. In 1943, the RAF's 617 Squadron set out to destroy three dams in Germany's Ruhr valley. They managed to breach two, giving a boost to Britain's war effort. On 16th May 1943, 19 aircraft set out to destroy the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany's industrial heartland. They used specially designed drum shaped bouncing bombs which skimmed across the water, rolled down the dam wall and exploded at depth. Only 11