Introduction
On the night of May 16, 1943, the specially formed 617 Squadron flew 19 modified Lancaster bombers to Germany, on a mission that was to become one of the most famous episodes of WWII, the Dambusters raid. To mark the raids 60th anniversary, the National Archives retells the story using original documents and images from its collection.
You can see, online for the very first time, Barnes Wallis concept drawings for the 'bouncing bomb', 617 Squadron's log books of the Dams raid, the first air reconnaissance photos of the successfully breached Dams and many more fascinating historical records.
The idea 
Introduction
The idea
