9 4 4 ▁ 2 3 / 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁Dort mund - E ms ▁Canal ▁near ▁Lad ber gen , ▁north ▁of ▁Mün ster ▁During ▁the ▁night ▁attack ▁ 6 1 7 ▁Squadron ▁scored ▁six ▁direct ▁hits ▁with ▁T all bo ys . ▁▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁K emb s ▁Dam ▁north ▁of ▁Bas le ▁The ▁dam ▁waters ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁kept ▁in ▁reserve ▁to ▁flo od ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁a ▁US ▁advance . ▁The ▁D amb ust ers ▁destroyed ▁the ▁lock ▁gates ▁with ▁T all bo ys ▁dropped ▁at ▁low ▁level , ▁re le asing ▁the ▁stored ▁water . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁Sor pe ▁dam ▁This ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁D amb ust ers ▁ra id ▁surv ived ▁a ▁second ▁attack ▁by ▁ 9 ▁Squadron ▁( 6 1 7 ▁Squadron ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁ra id ). ▁The ▁T all boy ▁bomb s ▁were ▁seen ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁dam ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁bre ach ▁it . ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁sort ies ▁against ▁Tir p itz ▁The ▁German ▁batt les hip ▁Tir p itz ▁was ▁a ▁threat ▁against ▁con vo ys ▁sail ing ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁( Operation ▁Par av ane ) ▁One ▁T all boy ▁hit ▁near ▁the ▁bow ▁of ▁the ▁Tir p itz , ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁for ede ck ▁and ▁h ull , ▁and ▁expl