617 Squadron, RAF, 'The Dambusters' was a single squadron formed during the Second World War to carry out a single special and dangerous task. That Operation CHASTISE has since become a legend in the annals of military history and it possess all the traditionally admired military attributes of originality, surprise and heroism coupled with a very dramatic outcome. Operation CHASTISE has in many ways overshadowed the later exploits of the men who formed the squadron.
