Spirit of the Dambusters brought to life

11:03am Monday 12th May 2008

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THE 65th anniversary of the Dambuster raids was marked by a flypast of an iconic Second World War aeroplane at the weekend.

As visitors to the Yorkshire Air Museum's Battlegroup North and Military Wheels and Wings event enjoyed the sights around them, they were treated to two sights above them with a flypast by a legendary Lancaster bomber on Saturday and a Dakota yesterday, courtesy of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight.

The Dambuster raids actually took place on May 16 so the flypasts were particularly poignant to the hundreds of people watching.

As well as the planes in the sky there were jeeps, tanks and other vehicles on the ground as well as re-enactment groups from across Yorkshire, including the Normandy Arnhem Society from Thirsk and the Pontefract Home Guard.

Ian Richardson, a spokesman for the museum, said: "We are absolutely delighted with this show of support.