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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Michelin



1944: RAF Bomber Command dispatched 130 aircraft against the railway facilities in Amiens, while 617 Squadron conducted a precision attack on the Michelin tyre factory at Clermont-Ferrand. No aircraft were lost.


617 Squadron, RAF, "The Dambusters" was a single squadron formed during the Second World War to carry out a single special and dangerous task.