Eye Spy - May 2018

EYE SPY INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE 115 2018 29

REMEMBERED

Events, movies and displays to raise awareness of the

sacrifice of those who participated in securing freedom

the great war

ilhouettes of WWI ‘Tommies’ have

appeared in sites across the UK as part

of a fundraising campaign to com-

Smemorate the war dead and educate

the public about the conflict and sacrifice

made by millions. The Tommies will appear at

four sites across the country and tour until

Armistice Day (11 November). Members of

the public are being encouraged to buy their

own 10-inch versions to remember their own

relatives, a century on from the end of the

Great War (1914-1918).

Founded last year, the charity Remembered is

also raising funds for those suffering from

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or ‘shell

shock’ as it was known in WWI and other

legacies of combat. It aims to play a signifi-

cant role in helping build better futures for

veterans and those suffering from mental

illness.

Remembered has three simple but significant

objectives: To commemorate the fallen

through highlighting the sacrifices made; to

educate all generations, particularly today’s

youngsters, and to understand what led to the

deaths of 888,246 British and Commonwealth

men in the Great War.

The UK’s 2018 Armistice Project, ‘There But

Not There’, will be the Centenary Commemo-

ration for the end of the war.

Support the charity by purchasing a soldier

silhouette.

LINKS: http://www.therebutnotthere.org.uk

Clockwise from top left: Tower of London, Giants Causeway in Bushmills, County

Antrim, Big Pit National Coal Museum, South Wales, Hearts FC, Edinburgh

eventy five years ago the RAF’s most

daring mission of the Second World

War was given the go-ahead. Opera-

RAF 100 Commemorations -

Happy 75th Birthday to the

Lancaster Bomber

S

tion Chastise became known as the ‘Dam

Busters Raid’ and was immortalised in the

classic 1955 film. It’s now been re-versioned

for a special gala screening at the Royal

Albert Hall in May, where historian Dan

Snow will be hosting the event. The picture

will be simultaneously screened in 300

cinemas across the UK.

The reconstructed cockpit of a Lancaster

Bomber was parked outside London’s

Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the iconic

aeroplane’s special anniversary - the cock-

pit of which is one of only 18 substantial

parts left in the world. Historian Paul Bea-

ver said of the bomber’s significance: “This

was an air force made up of people who

were conscripted, or who volunteered to go

and fly. Over 55,000 lost their lives - not just

in the Lancaster, but in other aircraft, so it’s

a significant part of social history.”

On stage, Dan and Paul will recreate the

original experiment which led to the

bouncing bomb, invented by Sir Barnes-

Wallis and credited with the success of the

Dam Busters raid.

Tickets for ‘The Dam Busters with Dan

Snow’ showing at the Royal Albert Hall and

in cinemas nationwide are available via:

RAF raid on

Cologne

RAF crew of 617 Squadron which

carried out Operation Chastise

LINKS: http://www.thedambusters75.co.uk