Barnes Wallis bouncing bomb

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The Hangar Sep 11, 2026

Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb, and the Night Guy Gibson Led Sixty Feet Above the Ruhr Valley

On May 16, 1943, 19 Lancasters from 617 Squadron flew at 60 feet in the dark to breach Germany's Ruhr Valley dams using a spinning bouncing bomb.

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The Hangar Aug 28, 2026

Operation Chastise, the Bouncing Bomb, and the Night 617 Squadron Breached the Ruhr Dams

How 617 Squadron's nineteen Lancasters breached the Ruhr dams on May 16-17, 1943, using Barnes Wallis's revolutionary bouncing bomb.

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