Les Knight: Australia's Dambuster

Les Knight, a young man from Camberwell, Victoria was like many who joined to serve his country during the Second World War. But unlike many others his skill as a Lancaster pilot enabled him to successfully breach the Eder Dam in the now infamous Dambusters Raid. At the age of 22 Les was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and became a national hero.

But his war service continued and four months after the Dambusters Raid his aircraft was badly damaged. On this occasion Les’ skill and bra...