Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, 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 Dam Busters, using special bouncing bombs developed by Barnes Wallis. The Mohne and Edersee dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley; the Sorpe Dam sustained only minor damage. Two hydroelectric power stations were destroyed and several more damaged. Factories and mines were also damaged and destroyed. An estimated 1,600 civilians – about 600 Germans and 1,000 enslaved labourers, mainly Soviet – were killed by the flooding. Despite rapid repairs by the Germans, production did not return to normal until September. The RAF lost 56 aircrew, with 53 dead and three captured, amid losses of eight aircraft.
This is the first of a series of military quiz caches i will set out, the cache is not at the published coords but you will need to solve the following
Wing Commander Guy Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for the mission but how many of the following were awarded.
Distinguished Service Orders = A
Distinguished Flying Crosses = B
Conspicous Gallantry Medals = C
Distinguished Flying Medals = D
The cache can be located at N52 A(C X 2).C(D-A)(C X 2) E001 (B-B)A.(D-A)(D-C)(D-C)
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