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On Sun. 28 Mar 1943 Wing Commander Guy Gibson flew a Lancaster bomber.....

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Wing Commander Guy Gibson flew a Lancaster bomber down Derwent reservoir near Sheffield in central England, United Kingdom to try out flying very accurately at low level

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