A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner to avoid obstacles such as torpedo nets, and to allow both...

an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters"...

themselves were never fully developed or used. A related concept, the bouncing bomb was developed and used in World War II, to be dropped into water as...

Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special "bouncing bombs" developed by Barnes Wallis. The Möhne and Edersee dams were breached...

the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe dams in Nazi Germany with Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb. The Dam Busters was acclaimed by critics, who widely praised its acting...

chosen to equip 617 Squadron and was modified to carry the Upkeep "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis for Operation Chastise, the attack on German...

novel delivery methods were introduced. These included Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb, designed to bounce across water, avoiding torpedo nets and other underwater...

attacks on its supply of hydroelectric power. After he had developed the bouncing bomb and shown its possibilities, RAF Bomber Command were prepared to listen...

Bouncing Bomb". BBC History. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2014; "The Dambusters Bouncing Bomb"...

armor-piercing bombs for use against shipping and fortifications. In World War II, the British designer Barnes Wallis, already famous for inventing the bouncing bomb...