75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Dambusters Raid: Saturday events (Nanton, Alberta ) – August 25, 2018
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Please join us to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid that took place during the Second World War over Germany. The Bomber Command Museum of Canada will be open from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday.
Activities include:
10:30 am
Morning Engine Runs of our Bristol Hercules, Fleet Fawn, and the de Havilland Tiger Moth
11:00 am
Meet Ted Barris, the author of “Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany.”
Tours of the Lancaster Cockpit.
1:00 pm
Commemorative Program in the main hangar including a presentation and book launch of “The Dambusters” by accomplished author, journalist and broadcaster Ted Barris.
3:00 pm
Lancaster Bomber Engine Run in honour of the Dambusters
Bristol Hercules Run-up -This 14 cylinder radial powered many Bomber Command’s aircraft.
Fleet Fawn and Tiger Moth Run-ups