The Dambusters

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 16 June 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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The top-secret Dambusters mission was one so crucial that British intelligence hoped it would hasten a triumph over Nazi Germany. But it was also highly dangerous, and required the 133 pilots to fly at high speed and exceptionally low altitudes, all in the dead of night. With only one bomb per plane, they had one shot at changing the course of the war. So why did Britain feel the time was right to bomb Germany in such an audacious way? How effective was this campaign in bringing the war to a close? And how did the daring raid impact the lives of British people? This is a Short History Of… The Dambusters. A Noiser production, written by Fiona Ford. With thanks to Dr Robert Owen, the official historian of the No.617 Squadron Association, and lead author of ‘Dam busters: Failed to Return.’ Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Bird's Eye Chicken Dippers.
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0:24.4	For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye. It is April 1943.
0:35.0	The full moon illuminates a stretch of open agricultural land in rural Derbyshire, England,
0:42.0	an area known for its natural beauty.
0:48.0	Inside the farmhouse, a weary middle-aged farmer stifles a yawn.
0:53.0	One of his volunteer land girls has been ill for the past week,
0:56.3	doubling his workload, so he's been getting up even earlier than usual
1:00.1	to feed the livestock.
1:08.2	His wife appears from the kitchen with steaming cups of tea and urges him to go to bed.
1:16.0	He does what he's told, leaving her to make the nightly checks that every blackout blind is pulled snugly across the windows.
1:25.0	Britain has been engaged in war against Germany and its allies for more than three years. Days earlier, the Scottish city of Aberdeen suffered a devastating Nazi bomb attack.
1:31.0	The last thing they want is a fine from the Air raid warden letting out a chink of light.
1:37.0	When the woman is finished, she makes her way up to the bedroom.
1:41.0	Her husband is already snoring. But now in the distance she hears a low rumble.
1:51.1	Their farmhouse is a short distance from Derwent Reservoir.
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