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Seventy-five years ago, Royal Air Force 617 Squadron executed Operation Chastise - a daring attack on German Dams using Lancaster bombers. Of the 133 airmen who took off on the Dams Raid, 30 were Canadian and 15 of them did not return.
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On May 12th, enjoy a day at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and learn about the Canadian involvement in the famous Dambuster Raid with a presentation by accomplished author, journalist and broadcaster Ted Barris.
1 pm Presentation - Ted Barris follows his well honed and highly successful approach of combining vivid characters with thumping narrative in his presentation of "Canadian Dambusters".
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| | There will be an Official Dedication following Ted Barris' presentation. In memory of this daring raid and the Canadian involvement, the port side of our Lancaster will wear the markings of Wing Commander Guy Gibson's aircraft, AJ-G ED932, for the 2018 season. |
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| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum 9280 Airport Road, Mount Hope, ON L0R 1W0 1-877-347-3359 |
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