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Past RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf Warfare veteran John Nichol models out on a personal journey to find what took place to 617 Squadron after the flood. The role RAF 617 Squadron in the damage of the dams in the centre of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film for more than seventy years. On 17 May 1943, 133 airmen set out in 19 Lancasters to eliminate the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. Fifty-six of these did not go back. Despite these catastrophic deficits, the raid became a massive propaganda triumph. The survivors were feted as heroes and became celebrities of their time. That they had been brought mutually for just one specific job - just what exactly happened next? On the 77 men who managed to get home from that raid, 32 would lose their lives later in the conflict, and only 45 survived to start to see the victory for which they fought. Few know about the extent of the Dambuster squadron's businesses after the Dams Raid. They became the 'go to' squadron for specialist accuracy attacks, dropping the most significant bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, magic formula weapon organizations, rockets sites and U-boat development pens. They were involved in attempts on the lives of foe market leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a 'wrong fleet' on D-day which misled the Germans, and knocked out a German excellent gun which could have rained 600 shells an hour on London. In After The Overflow, John Nichol retraces the road of 617 Squadron's most dangerous sorties as their reputation called them into action again and again.
