European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Erier dam Fng contained 2 million go lion j of the spinning bomb secret weapon of the ill busters spin optimum depth for top lotion of 6500 in Corgi at 30 Clay Bank Rock two in dam put parti of Katl under Chrtt fat of underwater Back to the a preset device would explode the bomb when it had sunk to a depth o 30 a Small auxiliary engine in the plane provided Power for spinning the bomb on the spinning was started when the plane was about 10 minutes from target when it was twirling at a rate of 500 the plan of attack also required Preci Sion and daring on the part of pilots the bomb had to be dropped from a height of exactly 60 feel the plane could be moving no faster than 250 and the bomb had to be released when the plane was Between 400 and 450 Yards from the devices were made to insure that the planes could be exactly positioned for the bombing runs and the special squad Rons pilots practice with them until they were ready to the attack was scheduled for a night in optimum month since the dams would be full or nearly so at that in Only three months the bomb was aircraft modified and Crews trained a tribute in itself to the men who worked on the secret that was the situation when the it planes got the Green signal and taxied for Takeoff on the night of May it was a bowl evil flight to the first Fluk and  bothered them coming and going and eight aircraft were at the big Mochnoc they found things plenty four planes darted in Over the through a Hai of arching balls of before one of Walls deadly eggs blasted a Hole 100 wide and 100 feet deep in the As the breach 194 million tons of water shot through in a Jet 200 Yards a Wall of water 85 feet High was smashing through the carrying everything before Complete villages disappeared in the frothing five planes went on to the Eder hidden under Polly fog in a Lark Here the fliers got a were no antiaircraft guns High Hills and made it an unhealthy place in Fly Low at night and nne alter an Lher the planes failed to Lake Oul the tin Lasi to no in finally in a the dam Wall a Jilin open and 200 million fall inns or Zaier forced heir Way in in liner Deal Ritke the Valley is Steep am Waters Tore Ilion Ilic slope at a terrifying other planes nil the sore which was damaged in spite of being hidden from sustained attack by Lowling Anc the inn Croc a secondary tar get that was knocked nine aircraft were lost in the raid but the Price was not High compared to the results most of the Western Ruhr Val Ley was including Coal mines and farms 125 factories were destroyed or damaged 25 Bridges were washed away part of Kassel was flooded Road and railroads simply had Dis appeared Lite huh foundries were Ullh nut water for making steel canals were disrupted hoods raged Clear Down into the Valley Callie and pigs died mid persons were an official German report estimated dial the raid Cost the equivalent of the loss if Ini Duclion of men for meveral 1964 the stars and stripes 13