Operation Chastise Dambusters
80th Anniversay
Commemorative Enamel Pin Badge
Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on the
night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called
the Dambusters.
The Royal Air Force lost 53 servicemen during this attack while a futher 3 were held as prisoners.