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The Dambusters

The Dambusters

20201 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.

Created by Neil Breakwell
Produced by Mark Dolan
Networks5

Top Cast

Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Themes & Keywords

raf (royal air force)world war iiaviation

About The Dambusters

The Dambusters is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of raf (royal air force), world war ii, aviation. Created by Neil Breakwell, it stars Dan Snow. Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.

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