Description: 617 Squadron was founded for Operation Chastise - the raid on the Ruhr dams. Using Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb, hand-picked crews trained day and night over British reservoirs. In the film, starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson VC, the raid has become the stuff of legend - the story of the Dam Busters.
Brief description: Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors, with over 100 published books on the Second World War and post-war aviation history, and several on the landscape of East Anglia. He has also established an international reputation for his superb imagery and aerial photography. He has a passion for flying in military aircraft. He lives in Norwich, Norfolk.