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RAF Scampton


 

RAF Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England.

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Royal Air Force - Lincoln - England

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Scampton is best known as the home of 617 Squadron during World War 2, the Dambusters, led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. Gibson won the Victoria Cross for the famous "bouncing bomb" raids on the Mohne, Eider and Sorpe dams in the heartland of the Ruhr in Germany during Operation Chastise.

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617 Squadron - World War 2 - Dambusters - Wing Commander - Victoria Cross - Bouncing bomb - Ruhr - Germany - Operation Chastise

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