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The global journey of St Lucian, Cyril Devaux's RAF fighter pilot log book to collect 1st hand accounts from veterans and witnesses of wwii

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Operation Chastise (Dam Busters)

Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, later called the Dam Busters, using a purpose-built “bouncing bomb” developed by Barnes Wallis.

The Möhne 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 mainly Soviet forced labourers – died. Despite rapid repairs by the Germans, production did not return to normal until September.

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George “Johnny” Johnson

10 January 2018 Nick Devaux 0

During the summer of 1942, George Johnson was posted to No. 97 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa as a reserve gunner, flying numerous operational sorties with different crews. Johnson subsequently elected to train as a [Read more]

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1944 Douglas Devaux, USAF, Flight Radio Operator, arrives Karachi, India after a long journey with many flights across South America and Africa. (79)
1944 Lester Schrenk, USAF, B-17 ball Turret Gunner, 327th BS, 92 BG flies his 7th mission participating in raid "8th Air Force 212" bombing German airfield in Caen/Carpiquet, France. (79)
1945 POW Lester Schrenk, USAF, 327th BS, 92BG is evacuated by German troops from Stalag Luft 4 outside Gross Tychowo, Poland, due to the front line nearing. This is the start of what will be 3 month long death-march spanning over 600-800 miles. (78)

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