 Nhau dzakaziviswa nezvokunyura kweCentaur musi wa17 May 1943, asi dzakarayirwa kuti dzirege kubudisa nhau yacho kutozosvikira yaziviswa muSouth West Pacific Areas General Headquarters kutumirwa masikati musi wa18 May, uye muParamende naMutungamiriri weHurumende John Curtin masikati iwayo. Nhau dzokurwiswa dzakava mapeji okutanga munyika yose, kubatanidza The Times yeLondon, The New York Times, uye Montreal Gazette. Mune mamwe mapepanhau, nhau dzacho dzakatangira kuDambuster kurwisamuEurope neNo. 617 Squadron RAF. 