Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. AIT325 Within seconds she was gone

Within seconds she was gone

Perhaps distracted by the sudden conflagration

the Mustang pilots still had their work cut out against these battle hardened

20th May 1941 by David Pentland

Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. AIT325 Within seconds she was goneDHM1217. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. At 0154am, 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