"Building the Bouncing Bomb"
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"Building the Bouncing Bomb"
Haven't seen this mentioned here yet, so heads up!
Channel Four (UK) Monday night 02 May at 8pm- Looks fantastic!
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb - Channel 4
Channel Four (UK) Monday night 02 May at 8pm- Looks fantastic!
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb - Channel 4
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Watching it even as I write, gives a whole new perspective on the difficulties they faced in 1943. Documentary at it's best. Fascinating to the point where I faced off my wife and insisted on watching it.
Also noted that the pilot featured has 37,000 hours. Wow, do I ever feel inadequate as a pilot with only 1100 hours.
Brilliant.
Also noted that the pilot featured has 37,000 hours. Wow, do I ever feel inadequate as a pilot with only 1100 hours.
Brilliant.
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Yep, watched it and enjoyed it! Occasionally the TV is worth turning on!
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During the short development process for the Upkeep mine, after failed drop attempts at the test site off Reculver in the Thames estuary Barnes Wallis was sometimes reduced to trying to find fragments of the broken mine casings using his bare feet in the mud while submerged up to his neck in cold sea.
Talk about dedication!
Talk about dedication!
Also noted that the pilot featured has 37,000 hours.
Uncle Torrence showed me the bouncing bomb documentary, and I must say it was a gosh darn good bit of viewing. Terrifying watching some of the test footage, with some of the water plumes coming up to hit the tail of the planes. And the poor buggers that dropped the bomb far too low and lost the tail.