Dambusters Raid - 16th May 1943 ; Death of a Faithful Friend
Nigger was a male Black Labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron - the Dambusters.
Nigger died on 16 May 1943, the day of the famous "Dambusters" raid, when he was hit by a motorist. He was buried at midnight as Gibson was leading the raid. "Nigger" was the codeword Gibson used to confirm the breach of the Möhne Dam.
Nigger's grave is at Royal Air Force station Scampton, Lincolnshire.
In later years, the authorities removed Niggers name from his gravestone and replaced it with a Black Labrador image.
In the image shown, Nigger's original gravestone is the L/H one, the R/H one is the desecrated stone.
Nigger died on 16 May 1943, the day of the famous "Dambusters" raid, when he was hit by a motorist. He was buried at midnight as Gibson was leading the raid. "Nigger" was the codeword Gibson used to confirm the breach of the Möhne Dam.
Nigger's grave is at Royal Air Force station Scampton, Lincolnshire.
In later years, the authorities removed Niggers name from his gravestone and replaced it with a Black Labrador image.
In the image shown, Nigger's original gravestone is the L/H one, the R/H one is the desecrated stone.
