Al Murray and Dambusters historian blast ‘appalling’ plan to house migrants at RAF Scampton

Dambusters historians have described plans to turn a historic RAF base into a migrant camp as “appalling” and “an absolute horror story”. It is 80 years since the newly formed 617 Squadron at RAF Scampton was tasked with one of the most audacious missions of the Second World War - destroying three key dams in the Ruhr valley. Safeguard the future of Scampton Speaking ahead of a special series of episodes marking The Dambusters’ 80th anniversary, Mr Holland said: “There is a really, really good levelling-up plan there, which will safeguard the future of Scampton, will make it a hub of aviation and aerospace excellence, continue its aviation story, bring £300 million to the area and 1,000 jobs. “I signed the letter because that part of the world has had the carrot of levelling-up dangled over it again and again, and it was taken away.” The famous midnight raid in 1943 On May 16, 1943, Bomber Command tasked 617 Squadron, comprising 133 British, Australian, New Zealand and American airmen with destroying three key dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of the German military machine.