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The Dambusters raid, launched 80 years ago today, dealt a devastating blow to Nazi Germanys industrial heartland at a crucial point in the Second World War. Above: Engineer Barnes Wallis.

Eighty years after a daring raid by some of our areas bravest airmen, a special flypast will be taking place to mark this special moment in history.

A Lancaster will fly over Grantham in May to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters raid.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will commemorate the Operation Chastise attack on the Nazi Germany reservoirs which took place on the night of May 16, 1943.

A Lancaster bomber is to tour every Lincolnshire RAF Bomber Command base to commemorate the raids.

A flypast was among events marking the anniversary of the famous World War Two bombing raids.

A Lancaster will fly over villages that had second world war bomber bases tonight to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters raid.

One of just two remaining airworthy Lancaster bombers will fly over airbases in Lincolnshire on Tuesday

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will commemorate the Operation Chastise attack on the Nazi Germany reservoirs which took place on the night of May 16, 1943.

The UK’s last airworthy Lancaster bomber toured former RAF bases.