UPKEEP - otherwise known as the ‘Bouncing Bomb’; Barnes Wallis’ remarkable creation at Imperial War Museum Duxford. #ww2 #WWII #ww2history #lancaster #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

3K views · 45 reactions | On this Day: 75 years ago today, Sir Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb was trialled for the first time in Reculver, Kent, ahead of that legendary WW2 raid. Have a watch of the video to find out more. If you haven't yet got yours yet, there are still tickets available for #DamBusters75 at the Royal Albert Hall with Dan Snow in support of RAF Benevolent Fund bit.ly/dambusters75 | Brooklands Museum | Facebook

Then and now: the amazing story of how a windswept airfield on the Lizard was used by legendary inventor Sir Barnes Wallis (he of bouncing bomb Dambusters fame). Wallis was researching designs to acheive supersonic flight in the 1950s – he imagined flying direct to Australia in just five hours. At Predannack Airfield, the remains of his test site remain to this day, overgrown and now a nature reserve - and the Royal Navy airfield is still used for the latest technological research by our own 700

Barnes Wallis’ GRAND SLAM 22,000lb ‘Earthquake Bomb’ at RAFM Hendon #warbirds #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #lancaster | Daniel J Wheatcroft

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