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Re: Bomber Command failure at Urft Dam.
A final question.
The 617 Sqn ORB states that they found the Urft Dam and orbited it in almost full cloud looking for a sighting through GEE.
As I recall, GEE was said to be so accurate that a Mosquito using it could drop a bomb down a chimney stack in the Ruhrgebiet, which was close to the limit of GEE's range.
617 Sqn, however, did not drop Tallboys with GEE but only bombed visually, returning their valuable bombs to base if visibility failed for a proper run-up. I wonder why.
And as I wrote earlier, H2SMkIII would seem a natural bomb sight for use on dams, but the 617 ORB does not mention its use.
Any insight into these matters, anyone?
Tony
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