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The Möhne Dam Raid

Item number (ISN):

391543

Series title:

Venture

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

391543

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

Accession:

1984-0474

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Release date:

1962-05-20

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

producer, [Dieter Schultz]; executive producer, Harry J. Boyle; program preparation/script, Per Holting; production assistant, Elizabeth [Barrie]; announcer, Allan McFee

Description:

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Radio documentary about the Royal Air Force raid on the Möhne Dam in Germany. On the night of May 16-17, 1943, 16 Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne and Eder dams. The dams supplied electricity to the factories of the Ruhr valley. The documentary describes preparations for the raid and the raid itself. The crews included men from Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. There are interview excerpts of Dr. Barnes Wallis, the British scientist who invented the new type of bomb used in the raid, and of participants in the raid such as RCAF Wing Commander Joe [McCarthy], rear gunner Harry [O'Brien], RCAF Wing Commander Don [Maclean], pilot Dave Shannon, John Fraser, pilot Mickey Martin (now the commanding officer of the RAF base at Nicosia, Cyprus), radio operator Bob [Kellow], and German civilians who experienced the flooding caused by the raid. The documentary also talks about the attack on the Sorpe Dam. In conclusion, it discusses the results of the raid and whether it was a success from the point of view of the Allied war effort. <1h>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. For additional information see CBC Times, May 19-25, 1962, p. 3.~2. The title spoken at the start of the program is THE DAM'S RAID but the title given in CBC Radio Archives cataloguing is THE MOHNE DAM RAID.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

457292

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0474/001
1984-0474/002

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

DISC

Stock:

TRANS

Technical description:

ALUM

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1146094

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

391543-1984-0474-001.WAV
391543-1984-0474-002.WAV

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

62:00

Made from:

1984-0474/001
1984-0474/002

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

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