King pays tribute to RAF veterans at Dambusters anniversary event
The King has paid tribute to Second World War veterans as he commemorated the 80th anniversary of the famous Dambusters raid.
He visited the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coninsgby in Lincolnshire, where aircraft including six Spitfires, two Hurricanes and a Lancaster bomber are kept in an airworthy state.Sitting between two veterans, the King said"thank God for all these men" and told one of them"people like you looked after us".
Colin Bell, a former flight lieutenant who flew Mosquito bombers with the Pathfinder Group, made the King laugh when he told him"I'm 102 and a half - don't forget the half". The Dambusters raid involved 19 Lancasters and 133 airmen from 617 Squadron targeting three German dams using the 'bouncing bomb'.Operation Chastise, as it was officially known, took place on the night of 16-17 May 1943 and has entered into legend, partly thanks to the well-known 1955 film.
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