Marking the 80th anniversary of the 617 Squadron's formation
The history of the phenomenal 617 Squadron has been recognised at a church in Scampton, with the installation of a commemorative stained glass window.
The window is seen as a memory of all the fallen heroes of the Second World War, with a Lest We Forget note and regiment badges across the stained glass. Intricate details include two golden lines on the window which depict the lights underneath the Lancaster bombers that would align when the planes were at the correct height to drop a bomb.
Rev Sue Deacon, the Dean at St John the Baptist Church, said: “This window is commemorating the 516 people of 617 Squadron who died in World War Two, but also it remembers the 1,600 people who were killed by the bombing of the dam.
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