It coincides with the 80th anniversary of the raid. Full story:
Wing Commander Guy Gibson’s Victoria Cross and medal bar are on displayA Victoria Cross awarded to the man who led the Dambusters' World War Two raids on Germany is on show to mark the 80th anniversary.
It's part of a new exhibition, Strike Hard, Strike Sure: Bomber Command 1939-1945, at the museum at RAF Cosford in Shropshire. Fifty-three airmen were killed in the famous mission, which targeted three German dams on the 16 and 17 May 1943.His Victoria Cross and medal bar are on display and he received the medal for his leadership of No 617 Squadron, the Dambusters, on its first operation over Germany.
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