Dam Busters Declassified

00:00:03 'The RAF's last air-worthy Lancaster Bomber.

00:02:42 '55 years after its release, The Dam Busters retains its power

00:04:47 'We'll be joined along the way by former RAF Red Arrows pilot Dave Slow in a second aircraft.'

00:07:25 'The legal minimum flying height for civilian aircraft is 500 feet.

00:09:37 trying to find as many features as he could in the UK

00:11:51 'But despite causing serious damage, the waters were held back.

00:13:43 But you could see how absolutely crucial it was to get the wings level.

00:16:00 That's not strictly true.

00:18:30 'due to the heroism of his pilot, John Hopgood.'

00:21:32 And got drunk right here.

00:24:17 and that gave him a sense of purpose.

00:26:36 much more a disciplinarian than he appeared in the film.

00:28:55 full of his own importance at times

00:31:15 'It's where the 617 Squadron officers' mess was eventually based.

00:33:36 'across some of Europe's busiest skies.

00:35:39 So he did join eventually again

00:38:03 'have given us special permission to cross the coast at a height of 100 feet.'

00:40:23 you'd have said, "come left ten" for about a minute

00:42:42 'But when the embers cooled from the crash site

00:45:12 'This is the Mohne Dam

00:47:37 He died along with that family. They all died. It was just how it was.

00:50:15 And, for me, it's poignant, as well

00:52:56 'At this year's commemorative service, there was only one dams raid veteran attending.

00:56:20 This is the Battle of Britain memorial flight Lancaster