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  • The Dam Busters, RAF 617 Squadron. Heroes in Lancaster bombers in a secret night time raid over Germany. Armed with a new top secret weapon these brave young aviators pit themselves against the seemingly impenetrable German defences to strike a blow for victory in the German industrial heartland.
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  • @josephstalin364
    @josephstalin364 4 роки тому +2414

    The list of all the brave soldiers that cooperated in Operation Chastise:
    AJ-G
    Wg Cdr G P Gibson DSO & Bar DFC & Bar
    Pilot AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded VC
    Born Simla, India, 12 August 1918
    KIA 20 September 1944
    Sgt J Pulford
    Flight engineer AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFM
    Born Hull, 24 December 1919
    KIA 13 February 1944
    Plt Off H T Taerum
    Navigator AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born Milo, Alberta, Canada, 22 May 1920
    KIA 16 September 1943
    Flt Lt R E G Hutchison DFC
    Wireless operator AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded Bar to DFC
    Born Liverpool, 26 April 1918
    KIA 16 September 1943
    Plt Off F M Spafford DFM
    Bomb aimer AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born Adelaide, South Australia, 16 June 1918
    KIA 16 September 1943
    Flt Sgt G A Deering
    Front gunner AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born Kirkintilloch, Scotland, 23 July 1919
    KIA 16 September 1943
    Flt Lt R D Trevor-Roper DFM
    Rear gunner AJ-G
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, 19 May 1915
    KIA 31 March 1944
    AJ-M
    Flt Lt J V Hopgood DFC & Bar
    Pilot
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born Hurst, Berkshire, 29 August 1921 [ 1]
    Sgt C C Brennan
    Flight engineer
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 22 February 1916, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [ 1]
    Flg Off K Earnshaw
    Navigator
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born Bridlington, Yorkshire, 23 June 1918 [ 1]
    Sgt J W Minchin
    Wireless operator
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 29 November 1915, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire [ 1]
    Flt Sgt J W Fraser
    Bomb aimer
    Survived Dams Raid1 PoW1
    Born 22 September 1922, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
    Died Saltery Bay, British Columbia, Canada, 2 June 1962 [ 1]
    Plt Off G H F G Gregory DFM
    Front gunner
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born Govan, Glasgow, 24 June 1917 [ 1]
    Plt Off A F Burcher DFM
    Rear gunner
    Survived Dams Raid1 PoW1
    Born Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia, 15 March 1922
    Died Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 9 August 1995 [ 1]
    AJ-P
    Flt Lt H B Martin DFC
    Pilot
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DSO
    Born Edgecliffe, Sydney, Australia, 27 February 1918
    Died London, 3 November 1988 [ 1]
    Plt Off I Whittaker
    Flight engineer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born Newcastle on Tyne, 9 September 1921
    Died Wendover, Buckinghamshire, 22 August 1979 [ 1]
    Flt Lt J F Leggo DFC
    Navigator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded Bar to DFC
    Born Sydney, Australia, 21 April 1916
    Died Brisbane, Australia, 11 November 1983 [ 1]
    Flg Off L Chambers
    Wireless operator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born Karamea, New Zealand, 18 February 1919
    Died Karamea, New Zealand, 1 March 1985 [ 1]
    Flt Lt R C Hay DFC
    Bomb aimer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded Bar to DFC
    Born Renmark, South Australia, 4 November 1913
    KIA 13 February 1944 [ 1]
    Plt Off B T Foxlee DFM
    Front gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born Queensland, Australia, 7 March 1920
    Died Nottingham, 6 March 1985 [ 1]
    Flt Sgt T D Simpson
    Rear gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFM
    Born Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 23 November 1917
    Died Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2 April 1998 [ 1]
    AJ-A
    Sqn Ldr H M Young DFC & Bar
    Pilot
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born London, 20 May 1915 [ 1]
    Sgt D T Horsfall
    Flight engineer
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born Bramley, Yorkshire, 16 April 1920 [ 1]
    Flt Sgt C W Roberts
    Navigator
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 19 January 1921, Cromer, Norfolk [ 1]
    Sgt L W Nichols
    Wireless operator
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 17 May 1910, Northwood, Middlesex [ 1]
    Flg Off V S MacCausland
    Bomb aimer
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 1 February 1913, Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island, Canada [ 1]
    Sgt G A Yeo
    Front gunner
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 9 July 1922, Barry Dock, Glamorgan [ 1]
    Sgt W Ibbotson
    Rear gunner
    Killed on Dams Raid
    Born 18 September 1913, Netherton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [ 1]
    AJ-J
    Flt Lt D J H Maltby DFC
    Pilot
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DSO
    Born 10 May 1920, Baldslow, Sussex
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Sgt W Hatton
    Flight engineer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 24 March 1920, Wakefield, Yorkshire
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Sgt V Nicholson
    Navigator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFM
    Born 15 February 1923, Newcastle on Tyne
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Sgt A J B Stone
    Wireless operator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 5 December 1920 Winchester, Hampshire
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Plt Off J Fort
    Bomb aimer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFC
    Born 14 January 1912, Colne, Lancashire
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Sgt V Hill
    Front gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 6 December 1921, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    Sgt H T Simmonds
    Rear gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 25 December 1921, Burgess Hill, Sussex
    KIA 15 September 1943 [ 1]
    AJ-L
    Flt Lt D J Shannon DFC
    Pilot
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DSO
    Born 27 May 1922, Unley Park, South Australia
    Died 8 April 1993, London [ 1]
    Sgt R J Henderson
    Flight engineer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 17 June 1920, Tarbrax, Lanarkshire
    Died 18 February 1961, Limassol, Cyprus [ 1]
    Flg Off D R Walker DFC
    Navigator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded Bar to DFC
    Born 20 November 1917, Blairmore, Alberta, Canada
    Died 17 November 2001, Blairmore, Alberta, Canada [ 1]
    Flg Off B Goodale DFC
    Wireless operator
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 12 June 1919, Addington, Kent
    Died 16 December 1977, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [ 1]
    Flt Sgt L J Sumpter
    Bomb aimer
    Survived Dams Raid
    Awarded DFM
    Born 20 September 1911, Kettering, Northamptonshire
    Died 30 November 1993, Luton, Bedfordshire [ 1]
    Sgt B Jagger
    Front gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 9 November 1921, London
    KIA 30 April 1944 [ 1]
    Flg Off J Buckley
    Rear gunner
    Survived Dams Raid
    Born 1 May 1919, Bradford, Yorkshire
    Died 6 May 1990, Bradford, Yorkshire [ 1]

    • @josephstalin364
      @josephstalin364 4 роки тому +303

      I’m over the word limit for UA-cam comments so here are the rest of the squadrons. It didn’t feel right leaving them out:
      AJ-Z
      Sqn Ldr H E Maudslay DFC
      Pilot
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 21 July 1921, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [ 1]
      Sgt E C Smith
      Flight engineer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 26 August 1919, Cambridge
      KIA 16 September 1943
      Flg Off R Macfarlane
      Navigator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 12 December 1921, Glasgow
      KIA 20 December 1943
      Wrt Off C B Gowrie
      Wireless operator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 14 April 1918, Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
      KIA 20 December 1943
      Wrt Off J W Thrasher
      Bomb aimer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 30 July 1920, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
      KIA 20 December 1943
      Sgt T W Maynard
      Front gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 6 September 1923, London
      KIA 20 December 1943 [ 1]
      Sgt S Burns
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 27 December 1920, Dudley, Worcestershire
      KIA 21 December 1943 [ 1]
      AJ-T
      Flt Lt J C McCarthy DFC
      Pilot
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DSO
      Born 31 August 1919, Long Island, New York, USA
      Died 6 September 1998, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA [ 1]
      Sgt W G Radcliffe
      Flight engineer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 24 September 1919, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
      Died 5 July 1952, British Columbia, Canada [ 1]
      Flt Sgt D A MacLean
      Navigator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 2 April 1916, Toronto, Canada
      Died 16 July 1992, Toronto, Canada
      Flt Sgt L Eaton
      Wireless operator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 16 March 1906, Manchester
      Died 22 March 1974, Manchester
      Sgt G L Johnson
      Bomb aimer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 25 November 1921, Hameringham, Lincolnshire
      Sgt R Batson
      Front gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 5 December 1920, Ferryhill, Co Durham
      Died 25 November 2006, Leeholme, Co Durham
      Flg Off D Rodger
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 23 February 1918, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
      Died 1 September 2004, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada [ 1]
      AJ-C
      Plt Off W Ottley DFC
      Pilot
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 4 March 1922, London [ 1]
      Sgt R Marsden
      Flight engineer
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 8 May 1920, Scarborough, Yorkshire
      Flg Off J K Barrett DFC
      Navigator
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 9 September 1920, London
      Sgt J Guterman DFM
      Wireless operator
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 1 August 1920, Ramsgate, Kent
      Flt Sgt T B Johnston
      Bomb aimer
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 19 July 1921, Bellshill, Lanarkshire [ 1]
      Sgt H J Strange
      Front gunner
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 25 April 1923, Birkenhead [ 1]
      Sgt F Tees
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid1 PoW
      Born 16 June 1922, Chichester, Sussex
      Died 15 March 1982, Letchworth, Hertfordshire [ 1]
      AJ-S
      Plt Off L J Burpee DFM
      Pilot
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 5 March 1918, Ottawa, Canada [ 1]
      Sgt G Pegler
      Flight engineer
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 27 September 1921, Ringwood, Hampshire
      Sgt T Jaye
      Navigator
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 3 October 1922, Crook, Co Durham
      Plt Off L G Weller
      Wireless operator
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 1 September 1915, London
      Flt Sgt J L Arthur
      Bomb aimer
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 3 July 1917, Toronto, Canada [ 1]
      Sgt W C A Long
      Front gunner
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 11 September 1923, Eastleigh, Hampshire
      Wrt Off J G Brady
      Rear gunner
      Killed on Dams Raid
      Born 16 April 1916, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
      AJ-F
      Flt Sgt K W Brown
      Pilot
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded CGM
      Born 20 August 1920, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
      Died 23 December 2002, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
      Sgt H B Feneron
      Flight engineer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 14 May 1920, London
      Died 18 November 1993, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire [ 1]
      Sgt D P Heal
      Navigator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 5 August 1916, Portsmouth, Hampshire
      Died 7 February 1999, Southampton, Hampshire
      Sgt H J Hewstone
      Wireless operator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 24 July 1909, London
      Died 28 May 1980, Havering, Essex
      Sgt S Oancia
      Bomb aimer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 5 March 1923, Stonehenge, Saskatchewan, Canada
      Died 6 May 1999, Carleton, Ontario, Canada [ 1]
      Sgt D Allatson
      Front gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 7 November 1923, Eastwood, Essex
      KIA 16 September 1943 [ 1]
      Flt Sgt G S McDonald
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 20 July 1921, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
      Died 13 May 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [ 1]
      AJ-O
      Flt Sgt W C Townsend DFM
      Pilot
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded CGM
      Born 12 January 1921, Gloucestershire
      Died 9 April 1991, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [ 1]
      Sgt D J D Powell
      Flight engineer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 21 January 1922, Birmingham
      KIA 16 September 1943 [ 1]
      Plt Off C L Howard
      Navigator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFC
      Born 12 January 1913, Freemantle, Western Australia
      Died 26 December 1989, Perth, Western Australia [ 1]
      Flt Sgt G A Chalmers
      Wireless operator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 12 February 1921, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
      Died 6 August 2002, Harrogate, Yorkshire [ 1]
      Sgt C E Franklin DFM
      Bomb aimer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded Bar to DFM
      Born 12 November 1915, London
      Died 25 January 1975, Birmingham [ 1]
      Sgt D E Webb
      Front gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 12 September 1922, London
      Died 8 December 1996, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [ 1]
      Sgt R Wilkinson
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Awarded DFM
      Born 1 September 1922, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
      Died 27 July 1980, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia
      AJ-Y
      Flt Sgt C T Anderson
      Pilot
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 9 December 1913, Wakefield, Yorkshire
      KIA 23 September 1943
      Sgt R C Paterson
      Flight engineer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 20 September 1907, Edinburgh
      KIA 23 September 1943
      Sgt J P Nugent
      Navigator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 9 August 1914, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire
      KIA 23 September 1943
      Sgt W D Bickle
      Wireless operator
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 6 March 1922, St Ann’s Chapel, Calstock, Cornwall
      KIA 23 September 1943
      Sgt G J Green
      Bomb aimer
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 13 April 1922, Malling, Kent
      KIA 23 September 194
      Sgt E Ewan
      Front gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 3 January 1922, Wolverhampton
      KIA 23 September 1943
      Sgt A W Buck
      Rear gunner
      Survived Dams Raid
      Born 30 November 1914, London
      KIA 23 September 1943

    • @kilmentvoroshilov2827
      @kilmentvoroshilov2827 4 роки тому +111

      Thank you

    • @thumbtak
      @thumbtak 4 роки тому +128

      Fucking legend

    • @tylerlee6769
      @tylerlee6769 4 роки тому +110

      Wow.
      Never expected Stalin to be here.

    • @comradecharlie7963
      @comradecharlie7963 4 роки тому +71

      very clever comrade stalin

  • @daltonroller2998
    @daltonroller2998 4 роки тому +1533

    Fun fact: George Lucas is a fan of these stories and movies about the Allied air campaign in WWII. He was inspired by The Dam Busters to create the Death Star trench run in Star Wars: A New Hope.

    • @ArmouredProductions
      @ArmouredProductions 4 роки тому +68

      Came to comment about this. Beat me to it.

    • @commanderbluy
      @commanderbluy 4 роки тому +52

      Yes and he actually lifted a lot of scene verbatim from the Dambusters movie into A New Hope

    • @spencersholden
      @spencersholden 4 роки тому +10

      Beat me to it

    • @joyfulc1015
      @joyfulc1015 4 роки тому +6

      Thanks for the fun fact

    • @fatpython8920
      @fatpython8920 4 роки тому +3

      Thank you for this

  • @orcashamudeluxeu567
    @orcashamudeluxeu567 4 роки тому +265

    Quick note: Those dams cost a lot to repair and took a lot of men to rebuild em also lots of factories below the dams were damaged, the germans had to take a lot of time resources they just didn't have much of. And the fact that they did repair it showed how important does dams were. Also, a few months of a lot less power is kind of a big deal.

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 3 роки тому +13

      Yeah A blackout for me is already bad
      (especially at night) since there's no heat or AC
      And Imagine that for months?
      yeah you can understand why they targeted it

    • @miwi9883
      @miwi9883 3 роки тому +1

      de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6hnekatastrophe
      I am not sure if that was worth it

    • @miwi9883
      @miwi9883 3 роки тому +3

      @@Feroce no, I mean bombing military targets or military production would have not been such a waste of resources

    • @orcashamudeluxeu567
      @orcashamudeluxeu567 3 роки тому +2

      @@seantaggart7382 1. I feel bad for you, blackouts suck,
      2. Thanks for the reminder, the german citizens really started to distrust and doubt the government, these were people just more brainwashed and this event broke it a bit.

    • @orcashamudeluxeu567
      @orcashamudeluxeu567 3 роки тому +1

      @@Feroce Agreed war created more dead and sad then heroes, it really is bad.

  • @youeckert
    @youeckert 4 роки тому +2152

    I swear every single animation gets better and better

  • @cherokee_cat
    @cherokee_cat 2 роки тому +26

    Oh this is what my math teacher meant when she said you would use this one day. Having to figure out how to skip a barrel on water, The amount of backspin will need, The height of which it will drop, the distance it will travel, The angle of the spotlights to calculate the distance above the water, The amount of explosives needed to take out the dam, The amount of courage men need to do this sort of thing!

    • @seanlander9321
      @seanlander9321 6 місяців тому +1

      Maths, unless you have a lisp.

  • @wellhellothere2291
    @wellhellothere2291 4 роки тому +1767

    Some dude on a pond: skips rocks
    The goddamn RAF:

    • @cgndnm
      @cgndnm 4 роки тому +16

      *oh sheisse*

    • @meowmiator4875
      @meowmiator4875 4 роки тому +62

      RAF be like: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 4 роки тому +29

      Y'all ever *SKIP BOMBS*

    • @cgndnm
      @cgndnm 4 роки тому +3

      @Jace James nice

    • @andrewvu1752
      @andrewvu1752 4 роки тому +11

      RAF: lemme show you how its done

  • @Gabrieloftheplaine
    @Gabrieloftheplaine 4 роки тому +68

    "Are you okay" "I think so" No further contact with the aircraft was made again. That gave me chills

  • @luftwaffle3766
    @luftwaffle3766 4 роки тому +1765

    Imagine what the flak gunners were thinking
    “Lancasters!”
    “Why are they dropping metal barrels instead of bombs”

    • @ImRadarr
      @ImRadarr 4 роки тому +8

      lolololololololololololololololol

    • @AA-yi5rk
      @AA-yi5rk 4 роки тому +56

      The Lancasters send their regards

    • @Ace_Star_543
      @Ace_Star_543 4 роки тому +3

      Lol

    • @tebuhenry1251
      @tebuhenry1251 4 роки тому +20

      @@AA-yi5rk Mr.Hitler,Mr.Churchill sends his regards.

    • @conorf8091
      @conorf8091 4 роки тому +1

      @@AA-yi5rk comment that as a main comment lol gold

  • @juice7136
    @juice7136 3 роки тому +20

    Guy Gibson was only 23 years old when he led this raid. I turned 23 this year and haven’t accomplished anything at this magnitude. They truly are the greatest generation.

    • @happybuggy1582
      @happybuggy1582 6 місяців тому +3

      23 I’m already many award winners and mvps but this accomplishment is greater than anyone

  • @goki6548
    @goki6548 4 роки тому +489

    “I think so... Stand by.”
    Famous last words 😔

    • @templed2021
      @templed2021 4 роки тому +6

      LOL so funny

    • @jaidengabriel1675
      @jaidengabriel1675 4 роки тому +21

      *salute*

    • @goki6548
      @goki6548 4 роки тому +39

      @@templed2021 actually i didnt write a joke. They DIED! They had kids... family... You just dont know that war is HELL...

    • @ulyssespulido9556
      @ulyssespulido9556 4 роки тому +37

      @@goki6548 You’re being over dramatic. Sure their efforts are appreciated but this is the Internet. Both sides had family and not every person in the German military was a Nazi. They were just fighting for their homeland.

    • @goki6548
      @goki6548 4 роки тому +16

      @@ulyssespulido9556 yes. I didnt say germans have no feelings or etc. I just told him to respect people who died for their kids, and homeland. If you make bad jokes out of those brave men, you are just stupid or dont know what is war.
      War isnt like the ones in videogames.. Its just hell... but worse then hell..

  • @CanadianTaken
    @CanadianTaken 3 роки тому +12

    My great-granduncle was a pilot of one of the planes on the Dambusters. He even wrote a book titled "Bomb doors open" It's so cool to know that I am related to one of the legendary people who took part in this mission.

  • @apple222sickly
    @apple222sickly 4 роки тому +362

    For who doesn’t know these bombs were made by a civilian when he realized his barrels were able to keep bouncing on water if its spinning at high speeds he shared his dam busting idea with the military.

    • @jamesshaw3500
      @jamesshaw3500 3 роки тому +7

      That won't happen in today's climate!

    • @ArctrooperHavoc
      @ArctrooperHavoc 3 роки тому +1

      So un civilised

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 3 роки тому +1

      Wow cool

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 3 роки тому +10

      Isn't that how most British war inventions were made?

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 3 роки тому +22

      @@jamesshaw3500 "That won't happen in to day's climate!"
      Yeah, you'd bloody hope we don't have to go through another WWII this century! Wait... are you saying it's bad that people don't build bombs in their sheds for the empire?

  • @marktjeffrey
    @marktjeffrey 3 роки тому +39

    This is one of the better explanations, but it still contains some errors.
    1. The angled sight was provided, but most of the bomb aimers gave up on it and scratched marks onto the plexiglass instead.
    2. It was the bomb aimer who "dropped" the bomb, not the pilot.
    3. The bombs sank a good deal deeper than the animation shows. They were depth charges triggered by depth, and the raid was timed for when the reservoirs were at maximum capacity, so that the depth and water pressure against the dam surface were maximised.

    • @Yarnhub
      @Yarnhub  3 роки тому +6

      Thanks for the extra info

    • @Mike12522
      @Mike12522 7 місяців тому +2

      My info says the bombs were set to explode at 30 feet depth.

  • @emmanelijahmungcal4035
    @emmanelijahmungcal4035 4 роки тому +137

    "who you gonna call?"
    DAM BUSTERS!!!

  • @Autobotmatt428
    @Autobotmatt428 4 роки тому +137

    This actually inspired the trench run on the Death Star in Star Wars

    • @guts-141
      @guts-141 2 роки тому +1

      But when other media depicts something similiar they'd call it a bunch of copycats acting like Star Wars is original

    • @gchecosse
      @gchecosse Рік тому

      Yes, though technically the film did, rather than the event.

  • @thescarlethunter2160
    @thescarlethunter2160 4 роки тому +53

    Props to the engineers who made the dam
    It did not fall in a single hit

    • @mikethecabbie8476
      @mikethecabbie8476 3 роки тому +15

      You had to get it EXACTLY right... in the film, Barnes Wallace explains that any water between bomb and dam will cushion the detonation. IF the bomb is against the wall, however, the water works the other way and magnifies the destructive effect. Hence the need for the bomb to skip over the torpedo net, hit the dam, sink AGAINST THE WALL, and detonate at 30ft below surface..... Oh gosh; I've watched the film too often, haven't I?

    • @cameronnewton7053
      @cameronnewton7053 Рік тому

      @@mikethecabbie8476 ha, I have a joke about the film, but if i said it I would be murdered,let's just say it involves a certain dog....

  • @ColonelFrontline1152
    @ColonelFrontline1152 4 роки тому +206

    *God "Dam" Those "Busters" Were Badass For Busting Those Dams.*

    • @dallas9397
      @dallas9397 4 роки тому +4

      You beat me by 3 seconds

    • @josephstalin364
      @josephstalin364 4 роки тому

      “Damnit”, your puns are so bad.

    • @ivangelev5682
      @ivangelev5682 4 роки тому

      You are really "RUSSIAN" those puns out XD

    • @BrikFlair
      @BrikFlair 3 роки тому

      WHO YOU GONNA CALL

    • @pluviosaurus05
      @pluviosaurus05 3 роки тому +1

      Im "hungary" tho.
      Wait theres norway theres food in the fridge.
      well-

  • @kangaroo7525
    @kangaroo7525 4 роки тому +74

    As an Aussie I have to admit I didn't know there were Australian pilots involved in this famous moment. Thanks so much for providing such entertaining videos.

    • @brothermaynard3200
      @brothermaynard3200 4 роки тому +1

      That's a shame but I wouldn't blame myself. The good news is that things are changing. We are becoming more aware of the vital role our servicemen and women have played in all the major wars since 1900.

    • @mikethecabbie8476
      @mikethecabbie8476 3 роки тому +1

      Watch the film, mate! Help from Aussies, Kiwis, and Candians in particular was critical to RAF. We also had escaped Polish, Czech forces helping us in Battle of Britain - and that's another film you need to watch!

    • @anthonyeaton5153
      @anthonyeaton5153 2 роки тому

      Read the book and find out.

    • @babalonkie
      @babalonkie Рік тому

      It was never a secret... But the commonwealth rarely celebrates it's achievements... for there is nothing truly to celebrate about war.
      The old films and books told the tales but it was down to individuals to chose to read or watch them.

    • @teviottilehurst
      @teviottilehurst Рік тому

      Let's be honest you were more or less still Brits back then.

  • @pepper7171
    @pepper7171 4 роки тому +670

    "Umm... Hans"
    "Ja, Fritz"
    "Vhy are zhose english lancaster's dropping barrels at our dam?."
    "I dunno. Maybe zhose brits are just messing arou-
    Oh... Scheiße."

    • @danialzidaneamarty8493
      @danialzidaneamarty8493 4 роки тому +6

      Scheibe mean?

    • @nabil944
      @nabil944 4 роки тому +10

      @@danialzidaneamarty8493 don’t take my word for it (I don’t speak German) but I think it’s a cuss

    • @felixholzhey5026
      @felixholzhey5026 4 роки тому +24

      @@danialzidaneamarty8493 *scheiße means "shit"

    • @anatolylis9993
      @anatolylis9993 4 роки тому +1

      I love you

    • @keenislander9897
      @keenislander9897 4 роки тому +1

      oh lol I didn’t know you liked these videos your videos are hella funny lol

  • @rebeccauwu3282
    @rebeccauwu3282 4 роки тому +3

    Yarnhub and oversimplified are the best history channel

  • @roct7219
    @roct7219 4 роки тому +70

    Luke: Lining up the targeting computer then turns it off
    Dam busters: going back to basics, lights and distance measure

    • @duncandavis5971
      @duncandavis5971 3 роки тому +5

      Just goes to show how far away from thinking for ourselves. These blokes just went, " need a targeting device ...... fark it two sticks and a button hole works fine".

  • @M45TERofALL
    @M45TERofALL Рік тому +8

    Not a single word about the 1500 civilians who lost their lives in the floods 80 years ago.

    • @glintube83
      @glintube83 18 днів тому

      You are free to make a video in their memory.

  • @matt_pass
    @matt_pass 4 роки тому +147

    I did a VR experience with this, it was very epic

    • @ianashby1449
      @ianashby1449 4 роки тому +6

      Seen two Lancaster’s up close In motat in Auckland g for George at Australian war museum In Canberra and I also went to see an exhibit on the dam busters in the teauwamutu awsome Exhibits

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 3 роки тому +4

      That's why i like VR
      It's amazing experiences that can allow us to explore the world

  • @YutBrosim
    @YutBrosim 4 роки тому +9

    When I was in second grade I lived in Germany and we went on a several day field trip to the area. We saw the Möhne dam and they explained this to us and showed us a video of how it worked in the museum there (I think). Totally over my head at the time, of course, but I always remembered snippets of the concept so this was really cool to see pop up in my feed!

  • @phalanxbrrt8747
    @phalanxbrrt8747 4 роки тому +546

    Can we have a moment of silence for those who were lost in war. Allie or Axis let’s honor them.

    • @CryonZogrite
      @CryonZogrite 4 роки тому +15

      @@crystxlzx6442 That goes without saying.

    • @Entity282
      @Entity282 4 роки тому +25

      Legos and Weather Videos Thank you! Many only say that the allies should be honored or so. The reason why it feels better to read this for me is that my great grandpa was an gunner on Stab 1/NJG4(Ju 88G or Bf 110G). He died on the 13th September while he got in a dogfight with a british nightfighter. All four on the aircraft died. My great grandpa died from impact on ground...

    • @mariasirona1622
      @mariasirona1622 4 роки тому +3

      Finland was a semi-axi country. Im from Finland :l

    • @CryonZogrite
      @CryonZogrite 4 роки тому +5

      @@Entity282 Would you like to play war thunder Germany ground forces 4.3 with me? Kind of bored right now.

    • @joeshmoe9978
      @joeshmoe9978 4 роки тому +22

      @@Entity282 that's because a lot of people think that all Germans were Nazi party members, while we know that is not the case.

  • @patchip1368
    @patchip1368 4 роки тому +5

    I regularly go for a walk on the Möhne dam. Your story telling gives me goose bumps. Feeling the history behind it.

  • @anupamtripathi8531
    @anupamtripathi8531 4 роки тому +212

    Petition for Yarnhub to make a video on the "Battle of Osoweic Fortress" or better known as the ;
    "ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN"

    • @bascomoja7041
      @bascomoja7041 4 роки тому +9

      Osowiec then and again

    • @bascomoja7041
      @bascomoja7041 4 роки тому +8

      @Wesley Maxfield attack of the dead hundred men

    • @bascomoja7041
      @bascomoja7041 4 роки тому +9

      @PBJMan hundred men, charge again , die again

    • @Krymch4k
      @Krymch4k 4 роки тому +5

      Oh you mean ATTACK OF THE DEAD RUSSIANS.
      I'll pay respect to you

    • @RuskiWaffle
      @RuskiWaffle 4 роки тому +6

      Lmao we need another Sabaton collab

  • @Richs_reef
    @Richs_reef 5 місяців тому +2

    This is such a good overview of the raid and really well animated. I’ve been reading a lot of books on the raid and 617 Squadron and this visualisation has been really helpful

  • @RackHasAttacked
    @RackHasAttacked 4 роки тому +713

    Flak guns on the damm: "why are they dropping barrels lol"
    "why did it bounce"

  • @Steve-gc5nt
    @Steve-gc5nt 2 роки тому +6

    Brave, brave men.
    And this telling of their heroism is wonderful.

  • @pranaysingh3617
    @pranaysingh3617 4 роки тому +20

    RAF was one of the bravest air forces not discussed to that much extent,though they have hundreds of brave tales to tell. Good job Yarnhub! Salute to the British War effort against Nazis. Love from India mates! By India, I also wanna say Wing Commander Gibson was born in Shimla which is India during the time of British rule

    • @colindale5001
      @colindale5001 2 роки тому +4

      Quite a few men named Singh have won the Victoria Cross. It is a name famous for bravery.

    • @pranaysingh3617
      @pranaysingh3617 2 роки тому +5

      @@colindale5001 oh yes, a lot of soldiers from the British Indian Army's Sikh, Gurkha and Rajput Battalions have shown exceptional bravery in combat pre independence of India. The post independence army is as brave and skilled as well

  • @danoo.aviation
    @danoo.aviation 4 роки тому +16

    **boy skips stone on a river**
    churchill : *insteresting*

  • @NotSaddamHussein
    @NotSaddamHussein 4 роки тому +46

    I clicked so quickly as Guderian went trough Ardennes.

    • @Janissary452
      @Janissary452 4 роки тому +3

      Not as fast as The French surrendering

    • @spatha2584
      @spatha2584 4 роки тому +2

      You had 18 days you know, Chasseur Ardennais, Resistand bite

  • @darkwarrior6465
    @darkwarrior6465 2 роки тому +4

    Fun fact.....the 1953 movie of the raid the weapon was still classified as top secret so the weapon was portrayed as spherical in shape

  • @evosagara
    @evosagara 4 роки тому +52

    Well no more dams today folks , contact our regiment to recive a free barrel pieces and a water fountain plus waterfall

  • @candela.1t394
    @candela.1t394 4 роки тому +20

    I have a question
    Why are you guys sooo underated??🤔

  • @american357
    @american357 4 роки тому +45

    I must admit, that the mix of the animation, history and music used in this video is really good. It gives a "dramatic feeling" and makes the spectator get hooked in the video..
    Thank You again Yarnhub, for making another amazing video!

  • @Historylord15
    @Historylord15 2 роки тому +4

    The uncle of my grandfather was one of the Flakguys on the Möhne dam. He died

  • @Saipan2297
    @Saipan2297 4 роки тому +30

    I just smiled like a child and went
    ‘Yaaa, yaaaaa!’

  • @d-man9921
    @d-man9921 4 роки тому +92

    Germany: NOOO, YOU CAN'T DESTROY OUR DAMS
    Britain: Haha barrel go *poing poing BOOM*
    George Lucas: This is about to start my whole carrier

  • @bunna7175
    @bunna7175 4 роки тому +41

    I live in the near of the Möhne Dam and my Parents said to me that the Dam Busters crashed the Dam and they destructed it and then a whole Village was destroyed. Its pretty cool you made that because that is an side that not much say. Thanks for the Good Video Keep it up!

    • @SurvivalPlaying
      @SurvivalPlaying 3 роки тому +1

      Cool ich lebe auch nur so 20min entfernt xD

    • @thelittlej817
      @thelittlej817 3 роки тому +1

      Ich auch! Die Möhnesee ist aber auch super schön. Auch die Fähre darauf.

    • @thelittlej817
      @thelittlej817 3 роки тому +2

      Man sieht auch in Fröndenberg, in der Nähe, das das Dach einer damals großen Papierfabrik einfach weg ist. Das Wasser hatte das Dach mitgerissen... Heute ist das ein Kettenschmiedenmuseum.

    • @davidseandejesus2606
      @davidseandejesus2606 2 роки тому

      woah did you see the tallboys the ones who drop the barrels

  • @maryamramazanova6446
    @maryamramazanova6446 6 місяців тому +1

    I smile when you say ''The team is going to be famous to the name The dam busters'' this is my favorite part

  • @zinussan50
    @zinussan50 4 роки тому +33

    "Hahaha looks..! they mistaken dropping a barrel instead of bomb"
    Said unknown enemy, second before disaster

  • @dgordon130
    @dgordon130 3 місяці тому +1

    This is one film which should be remade and mandatory watching. Imho.

  • @somelolz6782
    @somelolz6782 4 роки тому +12

    I just want to say that I love the type of story telling it almost makes so you feel like your there

  • @challenger2031
    @challenger2031 Рік тому +5

    This channel I think epitomises everything that we love to learn about history. The detail, the use of past photographs and audio files. The narration is gentle and acts like a smooth finish to an already perfection of a recipe. It's a joy to watch these videos. History channel and discovery can learn alot.

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell2326 4 роки тому +110

    The Dam Busters, The Doolittle Raid and the Memphis Belle are the probably the most famous Flying missions of the entire Second World War. Could you all cover the Doolittle Raid?

  • @RazorIance
    @RazorIance Рік тому +1

    My dad's university professor was a student of Barnes Wallis, the designer of the this bomb. What a great story!

  • @GunnerHeatFire
    @GunnerHeatFire 4 роки тому +41

    *dam has left the chat*
    *dam buster has entered the chat*

  • @cheesymcweeny1746
    @cheesymcweeny1746 3 роки тому +2

    There's a dam in England called Derwent dam where they practiced their low 60ft altitude flying, so they did have some preparation and practiced dummy bombs so they had some thought of what they were doing

  • @sheriffhotdog1443
    @sheriffhotdog1443 4 роки тому +25

    Newton: Apple falls on his head
    RAF: Skips rocks

  • @mattoniy2840
    @mattoniy2840 2 місяці тому +1

    The Brits have pulled off so many insane military movements, it’s actually incredible. Cracking enigma code, dday deceptions, this, it goes all the way back to the romans , Nelson on the hms victory you could go on all day

  • @AA-yi5rk
    @AA-yi5rk 4 роки тому +16

    The Lancasters send their regards

  • @jamal92838
    @jamal92838 2 роки тому +4

    I'm Australian and I'm proud to see two Aussies in a legendary story

  • @revmedia8108
    @revmedia8108 4 роки тому +34

    Last time someone called me by that name I had a baby 9 months later.
    Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!

  • @aceofspades1849
    @aceofspades1849 3 роки тому +2

    The brave men who flew that day also inspired the trench run in Star Wars in 1977

  • @yourlocalgoose5454
    @yourlocalgoose5454 4 роки тому +11

    This channel is so underrated.

  • @sigmatus303
    @sigmatus303 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for acknowledging the Aussies in this

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 роки тому +91

    Germans be like: Well "dam"

  • @fernandogarciacortez4911
    @fernandogarciacortez4911 3 роки тому +4

    I was looking into Airfix's "The Dambusters 617
    " 1:72 model thinking about buying it, now I will definitely do!
    Great video as always.

  • @robertstevenson4910
    @robertstevenson4910 4 роки тому +5

    Fun fact: I live in the town where guy Gibson crashed his mosquito at Steenbergen.

  • @ccx842
    @ccx842 7 місяців тому +1

    As a German I want to thank all of these brave soldiers who gave their lifes to bring peace to Europe and the World!

  • @chanchito4401
    @chanchito4401 2 роки тому +3

    Brave brave men, what else can you say? I'm so proud of my country for doing the right thing during those dark times.

  • @SakorskySP
    @SakorskySP 4 роки тому +2

    i like the bomber animation ngl the rotors looks real awesome

  • @sayontonchakma5080
    @sayontonchakma5080 4 роки тому +5

    in future, our yarnhub is going to be referred in the history classes for his dedication of accurate visual history telling

  • @wolog329
    @wolog329 4 роки тому +2

    This is such an underrated, but beautifully captivating history channel. I greatly appreciate all of the work you have put into making all of these videos. The animation and storytelling are beautiful. Thank you for making these videos!

  • @packetdrinks9215
    @packetdrinks9215 4 роки тому +5

    Speaking of the Dambusters, there is a really good book going into detail about the Dambusters called The Lancaster and the Tirpitz, authored by Tony Iveson, a Squadron leader in the Dambusters Really recommend it, A great book
    Edit: Tony was the Squadron leader of the 617 squadron , Guy Gibson was a Wing Commander, sadly he died flying a mosquito later in war. Tony did survive and became a last witness(a person that had experienced fighting in a Lancaster before) and paired up with Brain Milton, a writer on the 70th anniversary to write this amazing book. It also has a special section where they talked about sinking the German army’s biggest battleships at that time, the sister ship of Bismark the Tirpitz

  • @airestesshistory8100
    @airestesshistory8100 4 роки тому +2

    Peter Jackson has been planning on making a new Dam Busters movie since 2006. He’s co-producing it with Sir David Frost, while Christian Rivers will direct it. And Stephen Fry will write the script. They also got some technical advice from Les Murno, the last living Dam Buster before he died in 2015.

  • @SouthernGentleman
    @SouthernGentleman 4 роки тому +2

    That was a great movie

  • @joethomas5528
    @joethomas5528 2 роки тому +1

    The handheld sights were never used as the plane would shake violently because of the spinning drum. instead, there was a cord attached to the sides of the bombardier's position, with a handle in the centre and a few knots to the side. the bombardier would hold the handle and look down it, and when the knots lined up with the dam (there were several, as the target dams had different widths) the bomb would be released. this method was far easier to keep steady than the handheld bomb sights.
    It is thought that Gibson died because he did not have proper training for the mosquito he was flying, so he failed to find and activate fuel pumps, so crashed soon after. both him and his navigator were killed.
    Source: RAF Scampton Heritage Centre

  • @Maple_Syruhp
    @Maple_Syruhp 4 роки тому +7

    **opening music for ghost busters**
    "Theres somethin strange... in the neighbour hood. who you gonna call?"
    "Dam Busters!"

  • @SirNobleIZH
    @SirNobleIZH 3 роки тому +2

    Bombadier: what is our target today?
    Pilot: *whispers in bombadiers ear*
    Bombadier: Dam.

  • @elangamurwabhumi3937
    @elangamurwabhumi3937 3 роки тому +3

    thank you yarnhub for making thees videos

  • @djiboutiidk
    @djiboutiidk Рік тому +1

    As a person that has traveled to the Eder dam, you could still clearly see where the Germans had rebuilt the dam, as there was a white wall, compared to the darker, weathered edges.

  • @swhan
    @swhan 3 роки тому +15

    Great animation. But there's a couple of factual errors. There was no anti-aircraft batteries at the Eder. Its difficult geography left the Germans to conclude that was protection enough, and they didn't install any flak. And the Sorpe was an earth bank dam, and had to be attacked parallel to the dam wall (not perpendicular) so there was no bounce at that dam, but otherwise, top class work guys.
    I await the Sabaton song and subsequent video! 😉🤘

  • @Tom-eq5bz
    @Tom-eq5bz 3 роки тому +2

    Once the dam broke the flood of water swept houses and every thing down in the valley away.
    We had elderly woman at school who told us that she and her family went upstairs to flee the water entering the house and she was the only from her family escaping the loft through a window.
    I would at least have mentioned the civilian casualties,let's not hope such a thing won't repeat in Europe ever again

    • @euanmccabe4962
      @euanmccabe4962 3 роки тому

      many more were killed in the blitz and holocaust!

  • @luvelyjubely
    @luvelyjubely Рік тому +3

    The last Survivor of the raid “Johnny” Johnson aged 101, has unfortunately passed on today

  • @varunprakash6207
    @varunprakash6207 4 роки тому +1

    The Dam Busters who Destory dams day and night for operation they Destory dam Buster's with more effort wonderful Animation & Tribute to the Dam Busters 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @du_nut_tuch_me4230
    @du_nut_tuch_me4230 4 роки тому +3

    _"If there's something strange, in your river banks, who you gonna call? Dam Busters!"_

  • @andrewmagdaleno5417
    @andrewmagdaleno5417 4 роки тому +1

    I'm liking the vibrant colors. Thanks for this!

  • @stryker774
    @stryker774 4 роки тому +4

    You Deserve more than 1 Million Subs. These Animations are Beautiful, and Narration? Bravo Yarn Hub!

  • @spencersholden
    @spencersholden 4 роки тому +2

    This story partly inspired the Trench Run in Star Wars A New Hope.

  • @Pianou
    @Pianou 3 роки тому +11

    Sad truth: many of the crew who survived this mission went on to die a couple months later, and even more before the end of the war. Maltby and his crew, the ones who breached the mohne, died 4 months later after a mysterious collision over the North Sea. His body was the only one found afterwards. Likewise, Gibson died before the end of the war also in mysterious circumstances. Most of them were in their mid to early twenties... scary to think.

    • @harleyb7880
      @harleyb7880 2 роки тому +1

      What was the mysterious circumstance???

  • @cptndedsprw
    @cptndedsprw 3 роки тому

    Dam these guys were so dam brave I can't even imagine crazy dudes they need a movie too, amazing job telling their story!

  • @theunknownwarrior632
    @theunknownwarrior632 4 роки тому +5

    The dambusters should get a 'GOD DAM' Sabaton song

  • @Tonnyboi
    @Tonnyboi 4 роки тому +1

    Every time, the animation gets better

  • @Zidzods
    @Zidzods 4 роки тому +5

    *fun fact: the bouncing dam bomb was made at the NPL, National Physics Laboratory* 🧪 🧫 🔬

  • @gangarifoxhound
    @gangarifoxhound 4 роки тому +1

    Why is this channel under-rated...
    this is the best visual history channel in my opinion..

  • @flack2998
    @flack2998 4 роки тому +9

    Let’s remember these people who risked their lives for us.

  • @Lachi._
    @Lachi._ 4 роки тому +1

    The quality of the videos keeps getting better, good job

  • @kuruvillageorge1735
    @kuruvillageorge1735 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing animation. This channel is getting better and better in every video.

  • @alanbrito5239
    @alanbrito5239 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you Bomber Crew to teach me about Operation Chastise

  • @orcakinggaming9388
    @orcakinggaming9388 4 роки тому +5

    "To Live Eternally Skybound The Roam" ~Sabaton

  • @ronaldwatson1951
    @ronaldwatson1951 3 роки тому +1

    These air crews had nerves of steel and accomplished their mission, good educational video

  • @andylynx007
    @andylynx007 4 роки тому +7

    Dang, RAF skips explosive rocks with aircrafts.

  • @simontide6780
    @simontide6780 2 роки тому +1

    Imagine you're reassigned to dam as rear guardsman and suddenly Lancasters shows up out of nowhere and bomb the shit outta it.

  • @ivangelev5682
    @ivangelev5682 4 роки тому +4

    This channel is sooooo quick at improving

  • @_germanikus_
    @_germanikus_ 4 роки тому +1

    Great respect for animating this in Unreal!

  • @mbweekes
    @mbweekes 4 роки тому +3

    You guys deserve as much recognition as kurzgesagt

  • @wylandnares8642
    @wylandnares8642 4 роки тому +4

    only one inconsistency: the eder was undefended. even so, it was a damn good animation.