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Cambridge scientists recreate daring world war two. It was, in many ways, as daft a project as the original idea. Cambridge university said a channel 4 documentary about the experiment dambusters. Published on may 25, 2011 this video on the history of the bouncing bomb was done with weymouth college and part of our course btec ndip film and tv production level 3 category. Hugh hunt received payment for his part in the making of the 2011 c4pbs documentary dambusters, building. A world war two bouncing bomb which was trailed prior to the dambusters raid has been discovered on a beach in kent the may 1943 raid is one of the most memorable british war victories. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the royal air force in operation chastise the dambusters raid to attack the. Apr 21, 2011 1 of 2 cambridge engineer dr hugh hunt tries to recreate barnes walliss famous second world war bouncing bomb and blow up a specially constructed dam in c. The dambusters story of the bouncing bombs highballs. The dambusters raid took place 75 years ago heres how they. The science behind the bouncing bomb is highly complex, and many of barnes walliss vital working calculations have been lost. Building the bouncing bomb in the uk, and nova season 39 episode bombing hitlers dams in the us.
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