Letter from Norman Brook (Cabinet Office) [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] to WSC about the operation against German dams in May 1943 [the "Dam Busters" raid, Operation Chastise], 9 Jun 1955

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/2/2/31/18-19

Scope and Contents

[Research for 'The Second World War']. Reporting on subjects including the consideration of the operation by the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the development of spinning bombs ("Highball" and "Upkeep") for use in the attack, and WSC's telegram of congratulations to the crews of the Lancaster Bombers of [Royal Air Force squadron] no. 617.

Dates

Creation: 9 Jun 1955

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Folio 59 is closed on instruction of the Cabinet Office. The rest of the file is open.

Extent

1 item(s)

External Documents

The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions

Additional Description

Custodial History

On cataloguing this item was attached to a piece of paper annotated "2/181" [CHUR 2/181].

Related Materials

Related to the Churchill Papers [from CHUR 2/181]. Particularly related to CHUR 2/181/272-317, correspondence with Norman Brook and related correspondence, Aug 1952-May 1959.

Bibliography

Published in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 23 'Never Flinch, Never Weary, November 1951 to February 1965' by Martin Gilbert and Larry P Arnn, pp.2013-2014.