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Director of Rolls-Royce Limited. Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, GBE, KCB, AFC (24 February 1895 – 17 December 1977) was a British aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid.
- 1912–1952
13 de mai. de 2013 · British Inventor and engineer Barnes Wallis describes the origins of the Dambusters raid on the German dams in 1943. Air Vice Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane explains how the bouncing bombed worked...
8 de nov. de 2022 · Shock treatment. Unbeknown to 627 Squadron, a disagreement on strategy had taken place between Air Vice- Marshal Don Bennett of 8 Group and Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Cochrane of 5 Group. By the autumn of 1943, Cochrane’s prized 617 Squadron was in the doldrums, having lost most of the original Dambuster crews.
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, GBE, KCB, AFC (24 February 1895 – 17 December 1977) was a British aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid.
Continuing to utilize 617 Sqn in the precision bombing/marking role, he often found himself in conflict with AVM Don Bennett in command of No 8 Group, ‘The Pathfinders’.In the end Cochrane, thanks to 617, proved that precision targets could be attacked successfully, even to the point of Harris moving squadrons from 8 to 5 Group to boost ...
Mead’s minor masterpiece not only adds depth to Operation Chastise, the RAF’s most dangerous, controversial victory, but also a new name to rank alongside Great Britain’s most heroic warriors, Cochrane who commanded the Dam-Busters raid.
22 de set. de 2021 · Father of the Flood. 22nd September 2021. Features. REPUTATIONS. An innovative officer who began his service on a battleship was the architect of two of the R AF’s most renowned exploits: the sinking of the Tirpitz and the legendary Dams Raid Michael E Haskew profiles the remarkable Ralph Cochrane. Want to read more?
