This song refers to the WWII ''Operation Chastise'' AKA ''The Dambuster Raid'' on the night of 16/17 May 1943, where a squadron of British Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster bombers, flew a high-risk raid at night, against several dams in W. Germany, using some specially designed ''bouncing bombs''.
The operation was a success, destroying 2 large dams, and causing a huge flooding of the Ruhr valley, which destroyed and damaged many factories, hydroelectric power stations, and mines. It was later turned into a movie called ''The Dam Busters'', which was the inspiration for the Death Star Trench Run in the original Star Wars movie. Also, the bombing run mission in Top Gun: Maverick draws inspiration from it.
The RAF pilots had to fly through a valley, at a low altitude, during the night, avoiding German anti-air flak, and then perform a precision drop with the ''bouncing bombs'', in order to hit the dams.
This song refers to the WWII ''Operation Chastise'' AKA ''The Dambuster Raid'' on the night of 16/17 May 1943, where a squadron of British Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster bombers, flew a high-risk raid at night, against several dams in W. Germany, using some specially designed ''bouncing bombs''.
The operation was a success, destroying 2 large dams, and causing a huge flooding of the Ruhr valley, which destroyed and damaged many factories, hydroelectric power stations, and mines. It was later turned into a movie called ''The Dam Busters'', which was the inspiration for the Death Star Trench Run in the original Star Wars movie. Also, the bombing run mission in Top Gun: Maverick draws inspiration from it.
The RAF pilots had to fly through a valley, at a low altitude, during the night, avoiding German anti-air flak, and then perform a precision drop with the ''bouncing bombs'', in order to hit the dams.