In May 1943, the RAF launched one of the Second World War’s most audacious missions: the Dambusters Raid. Today, we follow the raid as it unfolded, hearing about the remarkable people involved and examining its lasting impact. 0:00 Introduction 0:53 The Birth of Operation Chastise 2:19 Guy Gibson and the Formation of Squadron 617 6:45 Barnes Wallis: The Science of the Bouncing Bomb 9:55 Targets of the Ruhr Valley: Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe 11:50 Engineering a 4-Tonne Weapon 14:12 Training for Treetop Flight and Night Navigation 18:35 Solving the 60-Foot Altitude Problem 24:08 The Final Briefing: May 16, 1943 28:57 The Attack on the Möhne and Eder Dams 38:32 Aftermath, Casualties, and the Legend of Guy Gibson Produced by Mariana Des Forges, James Hickmann and McKenna Fernandez, edited by Matthew Wilson & the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://podfollow.com/dan-snows-history-hit/view Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #DanSnowsHistoryHit #HistoryPodcast #WW2