Derwent Dam 1993 - Tony Cunnane's Life and Times

Here are some images I took at the Derwent Dam in May 1993 at an event marking the 50th anniversary of 617 Squadron's famous Dams Raid.

The Upper Valley of the Derwent is a deep valley surrounded by gritstone edges and dominated by three great reservoirs, constructed by the Derwent Valley Water Board primarily to provide water for Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.

The Red Arrows were there on the 50th Anniversary of the Raid, as were aircraft representing the current 617 Squadron. However, there is no doubt the real flying star was the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster. Central Television broadcast the event live and in between flypasts interviewed the surviving members of the 1943 Dam Busters.

My vantage point was right on top of one of the two towers at either end of the Dam wall. I didn't get the opportunity to photograph the Red Arrows because I was down on the wall being interviewed by TV and newspapers!

All images on this page are (c) Tony Cunnane 1993. Click on any of the images to pop up a larger version complete with a caption.

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