Editing Sutton Bridge (section)

===Dam Busters Raid 1943===
During the early part of 1943 Sutton Bridge and Cross Keys Bridge was used by [[No. 617 Squadron RAF|617 Squadron]] from [[RAF Scampton]] to practise their low-level flying needed for [[Operation Chastise]] (the legendary Dam Busters raid). The mission was led by commanding officer Guy Gibson, who was familiar with the village of Sutton Bridge having participated in advanced training at RAF Sutton Bridge during the summer of 1937.<ref name="BBC2TW">[[BBC Two]] [[Timewatch]] series, Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams, documentary, 8 November 2011, directed by Aron Young and presented by James Holland, United Kingdom, aired 16 May 2013.</ref>

RAF Sergeant George (Johnny) Johnson [[Distinguished Flying Medal|DFM]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/262EB144_5056_A318_A8947809CAD08895.pdf |title=Royal Air Force Website: Sergeant George Leonard (Johnny) Johnson DFM |access-date=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829071537/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/262EB144_5056_A318_A8947809CAD08895.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Bomb-Aimer on board Lancaster bomber ED825/AJ-T commanded by [[Joe McCarthy (RCAF officer)|Joe McCarthy]] that attacked the [[Sorpe Dam]] from a height of just 30 feet, recounts that in the village of Sutton Bridge there were electric cables that cross the River Nene just before the bridge itself and to hone their low-level flying skills they would regularly practice flying the Lancasters under the electric cables and skim up over Cross Keys Bridge, missing the bridge itself by only a few feet each time.<ref name="BBC2TW" />