Operation Chastise: The Genius Behind Britain’s Bouncing Bomb | War Factories | War Stories
The Avro Lancaster bomber is one of the most iconic planes in British history. It was the plane chosen to carry out Operation Chastise – also known as the Dambusters Raid. Britain wanted to destroy German dams, but they were protected from torpedos and too narrow a target to bomb from the above. However, Barnes Wallis realized that if a bomb could bounce along the surface of the water, the dams could be destroyed.
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00:00 Introduction
01:13 Avro Lancaster
02:20 Pre-WW2
05:08 HH Promo
05:45 Avro history
08:00 Manchester Bomber
10:13 The Lancaster is born
22:41 Operation Chastise