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The dambusters raid of may 1943 was an raf bombing that destroyed a number of important german dams. With richard todd, michael redgrave, ursula jeans, basil sydney. His son jan has kindly sent me another photograph, taken at lake windermere during the filming. The dam busters is a 1955 british epic war film starring richard todd. The dam busters 1955 bluray 1080p yts yify torrent. Paul brickhills account of the famous dam busters raid was a monumental best seller in the fifties and sixties. This radio drama was adapted by morris west, himself a widely successful author. The dam busters is a 1955 british epic war film starring richard todd and michael redgrave. The dam busters is newly restored in 4k to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous wwii raid.
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