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The squadron's mascot, "Nigger", was given beers to drink as depicted in the movie. However, the dog had a habit of urinating on people's legs which made the dog unpopular with many of the squadron's personnel. Also, the dog was killed when hit by a car, but unlike in the movie, the driver did attempt to avoid the dog and the occupants of the car were injured as a result. Any reports of Nigger's grave being opened, and the bones revealed proving not to be of a dog, are false. The grave was never opened, and is protected to this day.

The system devised to get the height right was, in the film, said to have been thought of by the 617 Sqn crews following a visit to the theater. In reality it was devised by the 'boffins' at Farnborough.

Blu-Ray edition opening screen: "While we acknowledge some of the language used in The Dam Busters reflects historical attitudes audiences may find offensive, for reasons of historical accuracy we have opted to present the film as it was originally screened."

This refers to the fact that the protagonist, Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson's, dog is named "N-Word." In addition, the dog's name is used during the raid on the dams as code indicating the dam(s) have successfully been breached.

Prints distributed in the United States by Warner Brothers added a shot from Ilmojen seikkailijat (1942) showing an early model B-17 Flying Fortress crashlanding in a forest.

Edited into Hyökkäys rautarannikolle (1968)