Dambusters Raid
Bomber Command
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As with all aspects of the history of Bomber Command, Canadians played a major role in the Dams Raid. Of the 133 airmen that set out on the raid, 30 were Canadian and six were from Alberta. Fourteen were killed during the raid and one became a Prisoner of War. Exactly 50% of the Canadians who took off did not return. Four of the Canadians who survived the Raid were killed in action later in the war. Note that F/L Joe McCarthy was an American who flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Killed during the Raid |
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Killed during the Raid |
Killed during the Raid |
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Survived the Raid and the war (awarded Conspicuous Gallantry Medal) |
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Killed during the Raid |
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Killed during the Raid |
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Killed during the Raid |
Survived the Raid but killed in action Sept. 16, 1943 (awarded the DFC) |
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Killed during the Raid |
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Taken Prisoner of War following the Raid and survived the war |
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Killed during the Raid |
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Killed during the Raid |
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Killed during the Raid |
(P/O Rice's wireless operator) Survived the Raid but killed in action Dec. 20, 1943 |
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Killed during the Raid |
Survived the Raid and the war |
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Killed during the Raid |
Survived the Raid and the war (awarded the DFM) |
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Survived the Raid and the war (awarded DFM) |
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Survived the Raid and the war |
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Survived the Raid and the war |
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Survived the Raid and the war |
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Survived the Raid and the war |
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Survived the Raid and the war; Shot down Sept 16, 1943, evaded and returned to England |
"Terry" Taerum DFC chronicle photo |
Survived the Raid but killed in action Sept. 16, 1943 (awarded the DFC) |
Survived the Raid but killed in action Dec. 20, 1943 |
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Killed during the Raid |
Survived the Raid and the war (awarded Bar to his DFC) |
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Survived the Raid and the war |
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Killed during the Raid |