Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER315 always vulnerable

always vulnerable

96th Division supported by the tanks of 763rd and 713th Flamethrower Tank Battalions

(One reduced to clear)

Its ceiling was 17

this 4B (G-APME) was one of fourteen operated by British European Airways and is shown descending through a heavy evening sky into Heathrow

Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER315 always vulnerableDHM1217AP. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available