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Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

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2011-01-01 • 1h 34m

Documentary

War Documentary hosted by Jim Carter, published by Channel 4 in 2011 - English narration

In 1939, visionary aircraft designer Barnes Wallis designed a very special bomb that would bounce across water and destroy German dams. The raid in 1943 was a success and a 1950s feature film carried the the Dambusters story into British legend. The science behind the bouncing bomb is highly complex, and many of Barnes Wallis' vital working calculations have been lost. Now, Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt, is going to attempt to solve the scientific puzzle of exactly how Wallis did it. Starting from scratch, he will rediscover the brilliance of Wallis's achievement when he tries to hit a dam with a bouncing bomb. It is the first time this has been attempted since the war.

Directors
Ian Duncan
Writters
Ian Duncan

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  1. Jim Carter

    Jim Carter

    Narrator (Voice)

  2. Hugh Hunt

    Hugh Hunt

    Self - Engineer

  3. Arnie Schreder

    Arnie Schreder

    Self - Pilot

  4. Rick Donnelly

    Rick Donnelly

    Self - Dam Designer

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