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Bouncing bomb dropped from C-54
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Railrunner130
Charter Member
That is some serious flying.
What was the purpose of the drop in the first place?
What was the purpose of the drop in the first place?
Jagdflieger
Jr. Admin
Dave Garwood's Lancaster over the Moehne Dam.
noddy
SOH-CM-2025
Yes I think it was a NatGeo program, it was done because all Barnes Wallis's original calculation were lost, so nobody knew what exactly was needed to do this.
So a professor tried to work out the calculation etc, and replicate the experiments Barnes Wallis did to demonstrate the bouncing bomb would work. He then per the video did it for real.<o
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If you get a chance to what the whole program, it is well worth it. <o></o>
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And as you say, some awesome flying.
So a professor tried to work out the calculation etc, and replicate the experiments Barnes Wallis did to demonstrate the bouncing bomb would work. He then per the video did it for real.<o
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Maarten -
Charter Member 2016
srgalahad
Charter Member 2022
"The Dam Busters is a 1955 British Second World War war film starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd and directed by Michael Anderson. The film recreates the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany with Wallis's "bouncing bomb". The film was based on the books The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson."
http://www.ask.com/wiki/The_Dam_Busters_(film)
On a cool, foggy morning in 1965 I stood at the center of the Moehne Dam, thinking about the movie. It was eerie enough that I could imagine the sounds of Merlins echoing off the hills that surround the lake, wondering what the German gunners were thinking as they stood inside the twin gun emplacements (by some reports, locked inside so they wouldn't abandon their posts) as they hear the roar and saw mysterious lights approaching over the lake.
Now, to see Arnie help recreate it brings a huge smile to my face
A re-make of the movie is currently in production with the 'Lord of the Rings' director in control. Unfortunately historical accuracy has been tossed out of the window with regard to the name of Guy Gibson's dog who was a very popular addition to the airfield. According to Stephen Fry, the screenwriter, the dog's name was changed to 'appease the Americans' and to comply with 'modern' PC attitudes. Let's hope that's the only bit of history that gets changed.
Unfortunately the dog died after being run over by a car on the night the raid took place. He was buried at RAF Scampton and his grave site is still there.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger_(dog)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger_(dog)
EDIT: Unfortunately that Wiki article appears to be out of date as Fry recently confirmed the dog's name will be 'Digger'.
On a cool, foggy morning in 1965 I stood at the center of the Moehne Dam, thinking about the movie. It was eerie enough that I could imagine the sounds of Merlins echoing off the hills that surround the lake, wondering what the German gunners were thinking as they stood inside the twin gun emplacements (by some reports, locked inside so they wouldn't abandon their posts) as they hear the roar and saw mysterious lights approaching over the lake.
Now, to see Arnie help recreate it brings a huge smile to my face
This must be you then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVSBtivbUs4
The programme was shown in the UK beginning of May
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?53034-Dambuster-s-Raid-2011-style
Still prefer the Carling advert.
regards Collin:ernae:
