More likely because they cannot all add in their stupid dog’s name jokes. :stupid:

I have no problem with the film remake of the Dams raid, it will be great. But I agree there are other stories out there that have not been told either, which should be made more widely known. All I am doing is highlighting a couple of them.

I actually suspect this latest find where the 1000lb bombs were dropped on the dam probably did very little damage at all, and the press beat the story up a bit. I’d be interested to know more about the real history here though. Was the Erdestau dam really “destroyed” or “smashed” as the headlines claim? If yes then why is it so little known. And were the fighter-bombers that dropped the bombs the same aircraft that shot down the balloons and Bf110’s? There really is a great story in this, somewhere.

And from the Chicago Tribune dated 6th of November 1944

YANK FLYERS SMASH ANOTHER DAM IN GERMANY

Supreme Hdq, Allied Expeditionary Force, Paris, Nov. 5

American fighter bombers which made their debut as dam busters less than one month ago, cracked down on another of Germany’s artificial lakes today by destroying the hydro-electric dam at Ederstau lake near Fritzler, 16 miles southeast of Kassel.

The job was done by Lightnings in a group commanded by Col. Howard F. Nichols, of Grand Rapids, Mich., which were scheduled to hit another target. That assignment was obscured by clouds. The pilots then saw barrage balloons protecting the dam. They shot down the balloons and then scored ten hits on the dam and a powerhouse with 1000lb bombs.

It works for me. Are others having any problem?