16 May 1943
Bombing of Ruhr
Leads 19 Lancasters from 617 Squadron & breaches the Mohne & Eder dams. Gibson is later awarded the VC
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ruhr in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Leads 19 Lancasters from 617 Squadron & breaches the Mohne & Eder dams. Gibson is later awarded the VC
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