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At 21.15 hours on the evening of May<br />
16th 1943 a flight of specially prepared<br />
Lancaster bombers left Scampton<br />
Airfield for Germany. After months of<br />
planning and preparation Wing<br />
Commander Guy Gibson and his 617<br />
Squadron were at last embarking on a<br />
mission so( daring that it would<br />
guarantee them a place in the annals<br />
of history.<br />
The mission would strike at<br />
Germany’s industrial heartland. If the<br />
giant dams of<br />
Moehne, Eder<br />
and Sorpe could<br />
be breached,<br />
millions of tons<br />
of water would<br />
BALLOON<br />
flood the Ruhr,<br />
cutting vital<br />
water supplies<br />
HORIZON LIGHTS<br />
to steelworks<br />
and homes,<br />
flooding<br />
factories, power<br />
stations and<br />
farmland, and<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
ALTIMETER DIRECTIONAL ARTIFICIAL AIRSPEED<br />
COMPASS HORIZON<br />
YDS<br />
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iPOHKMTS<br />
T0HPE00 METS<br />
bring the important Mittelland Canal<br />
to a virtual standstill.<br />
Of course the successful conclusion of<br />
this raid is now legendary, the<br />
young men who took part are<br />
acknowledged as heroes; and now XJ.S.<br />
Gold in conjunction with Sydney<br />
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Corporation and the<br />
International<br />
Computer Group are<br />
giving you the<br />
opportunity to relive<br />
the excitement, tension<br />
and drama of this<br />
famous mission.<br />
You will be able to play<br />
the part of PILOT,<br />
flying the Lancaster<br />
from Scampton to the<br />
target, NAVIGATOR<br />
using screens maps of Europe,<br />
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