Chris:
The last surviving pilot of the Dambuster raid attended. An interesting
photo of the Lanc passing over the dam in this article:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2017043/posts
Martin
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From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:32 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] E-3 and 50-200 lens
Thanks for that, John. I wish that I had known that the memorial
flights were going to take place.
Chris
On 6 Jan 2009, at 02:38, John Hudson wrote:
> Keith Allchin, a member of this list, very kindly referred me to this
> website
>
> www.StephenElliottPhotography.co.uk
>
> from which I went straight to:
>
> www.StephenElliottPhotography.co.uk/gallery_146163.html
>
> The photos were taken with an E-3 and a DZ 50-200mm lens
>
> The distance from the camera to the dam wall seen in two of the images
> is
> 3.55 miles.
>
> The reservoir is just west of Sheffield, England and was the site of
> the trial runs for the 1943 RAF Dambusters raid over Germany.
>
> The images are quite a tribute to the 50-200 lens.
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