richard todd played guy gibson in the 1954 film the dambusters.
richard todd played guy gibson in the 1954 film the dambusters.
who played guy gibson in the 1954 film the dambusters?
richard todd
"the dambusters" received a royal world premiere at the odeon leicester square on 16 may 1955, the twelfth anniversary of the raid. princess margaret attended along with eve gibson, guy gibson's widow and his father. richard todd, barnes wallis and the surviving members of 617 squadron who had taken part in the mission were all guests of honour. the premiere helped to raise money and awareness for various raf charities.









































section::::reception.









































section::::reception.:critical.









































reviews upon its release were positive. "variety" described the film as having great attention to detail.
the dam busters (film)
for the 2018 flying season, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of operation chastise, the canadian warplane heritage lancaster is painted in the markings of guy gibson's 617 squadron aircraft (code aj-g, ed932) when he commanded the "dambusters" raids.









































section::::notable pilots and crew members.









































section::::notable pilots and crew members.:victoria cross awards.









































many lancaster crew members were highly decorated for actions while flying the aircraft. amongst those who received the victoria cross were:









































bullet::::- squadron leader ian willoughby bazalgette









































bullet::::- wing commander guy gibson









































bullet::::- warrant officer norman cyril jackson









































bullet::::- pilot officer andrew mynarski









































bullet::::- squadron leader john dering nettleton
avro lancaster