Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (B) UNT138 Hannes Trautloft is one of

Hannes Trautloft is one of the Luftwaffes great fighter leaders

Evening Sortie by David Pentland Mitsibushi Ki51 Sonya light bombers

the Black Widow had a roughly similar appearance to the P-38 Lightning

the squadrons of Napoleons 3rd Cavalry Corps finally join the massed assaults on the battered allied infantry squares

Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (B) UNT138 Hannes Trautloft is one ofDHM1217B. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available aircraft