The Dambusters
6.6
2020
Documentary
, War & Politics
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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- Cast：
- Dan Snow
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EP1 - A Daring Plan
December. 01,2020
24-year-old wing commander Guy Gibson has less than eight weeks to recruit and train 147 aircrew for a top-secret mission that will require them to learn to fly at super low attitudes at night towards targets on water.
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