RAF Scampton originally referred to as "Squadron X", was formed at Scampton in order to carry out the proposed raid, codenamed Operation Chastise. More commonly referred to as the "Dambusters Raid", the raid would go down as the most famous and widely remembered in the history of the Royal Air Force. On the night of 16–17 May 1943, 617 Sqn despatched 19 Lancasters from Scampton. Led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the main bulk of the squadron attacked the Sorpe, Eder and Möhne dams with an additional aircraft tasked to perform an attack on the Schwelm Dam. Both the Eder and Möhne
RAF Scampton the arrival of the Tornado Radar Repair Unit. In August 1990, RAF Scampton became home to the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG). JACIG was a joint service organisation operating, initially, with around 250 personnel made up of roughly 50% Army, 35% Royal Air Force and 15% Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Civilians from the MOD. In the beginning, the responsibility of JACIG was to oversee the implementation of the Control of Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty though they soon had responsibility for a number of other remits; The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Open