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Television actor and vintage plane enthusiast Martin ShawÌýnext week presentsÌýa documentary from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ which aims to uncover brand new information about the RAF's famousÌýwartime Dambusters raid.ÌýDambusters Declassified can be seen on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Monday 13 September at 7.30pm.
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Executive producer Ian Cundall said: "Many people think they know the story of the Dambusters but the truth is even more extraordinary thanÌýthe famous movie version of the raid. Our interview with Guy Gibson's girlfriend sheds new light on a complex character who led his men to success on what was an almost impossible mission."
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MartinÌýShaw, who holds his own private pilot's licence and flies vintage planes,Ìýcan be seen in the documentary flyingÌýover the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District above Sheffield where 617squadron famously practised their bomb runsÌýbefore embarking on their mission to destroy dams in Germany during the Second World War.Ìý
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HeÌýisÌýjoined in the cockpit of the Piper Navajo plane by war hero and Dambusters expert Wing Commander Chris Norton, who led the Harrier jump jets of the RAF's elite No. 1 Squadron against targets in Kosovo and the latest Gulf War.ÌýÌýÌý
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The pairÌýtrace the entireÌýwartimeÌýroute from RAF ScamptonÌý– home to the original 617 Squadron –Ìýto the Ruhr Valley in GermanyÌýwhereÌýa localÌýsurvivorÌýtalks about the raid.Ìý
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Martin ShawÌýsaid: "This has been an amazing journey for me... I've learned so much about a story that I knew very well. So what have I learnt along the way? Well, the Dambusters story and the men who made it possible. It's not like the movie at all – oh, no, in truth it's a far more unbelieveable, a far more amazing story than that."
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The programmeÌýwill be broadcast later in the year, across the country on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two.Ìý

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