Local Hero Who Flew the Dambusters Raid ; Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Is Remaking the Classic 1954 War Film the Dam Busters. One of Those Involved in the Real- Life Mission, Which has Gone Down in Folklore, Was From the North East. Liz Lamb Tells His Story.

Evening Chronicle › November 30, 2007

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ON the evening of May 16, 1943, the specially formed 617 Squadron flew 19 Lancaster bombers out of their base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

As the men took off that night, carrying with them massive barrel- shaped bombs they were unaware they were about to make an epic journey to become the stuff of wartime legend and propelled those involved into national heroes.

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Local Hero Who Flew the Dambusters Raid ; Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson Is Remaking the Classic 1954 War Film the Dam Busters. One of Those Involved in the Real- Life Mission, Which has Gone Down in Folklore, Was From the North East. Liz Lamb Tells His Story.

More than 60 years has passed but their war time efforts have not been forgotten.

Two months ago 136 cinemas in the UK screened a digitally restored version of the film as part of the UK Film Council's Digital Screen Network.

The Dambusters' heroic mission will a...

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