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How did 617 squadron get permission to release the bouncing bomb?
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Where did the dambusters practice with the bouncing bomb?
Type your answer here... yorkshire
What was the location of 571st squadron 390th bomb group?
framingham, england
What was the Enola Gay?
Enola Gay is the name of the modified B-29 Super fortress (plane) that dropped the Bomb on Japan. It has a place in history as being the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb upon a hostile country. #1 squadron, if memory serves correctly is the squadron that was designated to be the nuclear capable A-bomb delivery squadron. As a further footnote, this squadron after the war ended up at a little place known as Roswell, and you know what happened or allegedly happened there .
Who designed the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis had the idea that if the water supply to the Rhur industrial area could be critically reduced then it would impact on Germanys ability to produce war materiel. If several dams could be breached then the water supply could be affected greatly. The problem to be overcome was to deliver bombs of sufficient explosive power to have an effect on a dam, a structure designed to withstand great pressure itself, holding back many, many tons of water. Therefore the explosives needed to be delivered from a horizontal rather than vertical angle, and would need to explode near the dam underwater. The water pressure itself would aid the explosive power the bomb delivered. Many experiments were attempted. Mutt Summers was the name of the chief test pilot & at first it looked unlikely that such a means of delivery could be found to work. Eventually it became apparrent that the bomb would need to be delivered from very low altitude and would need to be spun in flight to achieve a bounce off the surface of the water to approach the dam wall, the bomb would then sink & detonate close to the wall and the pressure might effect a breach. Because of the nature of the targets, in steep valleys, the attack would need pinpoint accuracy, at night, requiring a very high standard of navigation & accurate flying. A special squadron was formed, 617 Squadron, to be led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. They practiced night & day over Scotland & Wales, flying low over water. No one was told of the taget details. 3 dams were targetted, the Mohne, the Eder & the Sorpe. The Mohne & the Eder were breached, there was but minor damage to the Sorpe. But there was great loss of life of the aircrews in the attack. Gibson was awarded the VC, he was surpassed perhaps only by Leonard Cheshire VC as Britains finest pilot in WW2, they flew Avro Lancasters. Barnes Wallis was appalled at the loss of so many brave men. The Squadron Motto of 617 Sqn is 'Apre Moi le Deluge': After Me the Flood.
Need list of armorers of 447th bomb group 11th squadron at rattlesden air force base in England world war 11?
I have a picture of the crew of the Scheherazade of the 447th bomb group stationed in Rattlesden England. Would you be interested in it I have the crews name and the picture was taken in Oct.1944.
Who created he bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis was the inventor of the 'bouncing bomb'.
In which year was the bouncing bomb first used?
The year in which the first bouncing bomb was used was in 1943. The inventor of the bouncing bomb was the British engineer Barnes Wallis.
The airplane bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb on nagisaki was in what squadron?
393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group
What units are stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base?
The 2d Bomb Wing (also called the 2BW), which is the oldest Bomb Wing in the U.S. Airforce, is the host unit at the Barksdale Air Force Base. The other units are: 2d Operations Group, 11th Bomb Squadron, 20th Bomb Squadron, and the 96th Bomb Squadron.
What were the targets of the earliest wartime use of a bouncing bomb?
The first warshot "bouncing bombs" were used in combat by the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron in an attack on the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr region of Germany. They were designed to bounce over the anti-torpedo netting protecting these dams, allowing for the bomb to be released similarly to a torpedo, minimising detection and ensuring a high degree of accuracy.
Advantages and disadvantages of the bouncing bomb?
vuyhn6dy6
What did the bouncing bomb blow up?
The bouncing bomb blew up the dam in Berlin so that Berlin was under water. This took 4 attempts.
What squadron was HR DeMallie in?
447th bomb group
What carried the bouncing bomb?
Avro Lancaster B111 'Special'
Where did the dambusters practice with the bouncing bomb?
Type your answer here... yorkshire
Was Thomas Spenser one of the men who tested the bouncing bomb?
no
Where was the bouncing bomb tested in England?
Chesil Beach, Dorset.
