Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, Kt, CBE, FRS, RDI, commonly known as Barnes Wallis, (September 26 1887 - October 30 1979) was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chastise (the Dambusters Raid) to attack the Möhne, the Sorpe and the Eder dams in the Ruhr area in May 1943, during World War II. Wikipedia
Sir Barnes Wallis was a scientist and engineer, working mostly for Vickers-Armstrongs(Aircraft). He designed the structure of the R.100 airship (but not its ill-fated consort R.101) and the Vickers Wellesley and Wellington bombers (both using geodetic co www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/irmurray/wallis.asp
Extracts from Barnes Wallis' paper, 'A note on a method of attacking the Axis Powers', outlining Wallis' reasons for the targets he chosen as well as a proposed weapon, 'the big bomb'. www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/exhibitions/dambusters/3_wall...
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Barnes Wallis was already developing his theories regarding large bombs and these were principally along the lines that a large and heavy bomb dropped from a great height would develop a sufficient velocity to penetrate deep into the ground before explodi www.dambusters.org.uk/barnes_wallis.htm
On 26 th September 1887, Barnes Neville Wallis was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, the second son of Charles Wallis and Edith Ashby. www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/moorcraft/Barnes%20Wal...
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis , Kt, CBE, FRS, RDI, commonly known as Barnes Wallis , (September 26, 1887 - October 30, 1979) was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chasti www.youandyesterday.co.uk/articles/Barnes_Wallis
Barnes Wallis was born in Ripley, Derbyshire , and educated at Christ's Hospital in Horsham, leaving school at seventeen to start work in January 1905 at Thames Engineering Works at Blackheath, East London. He subsequently changed his apprenticeship to J www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Barnes_Wallis
Sir Barnes Wallis was one of Britain's least known geniuses in the aircraft field. He joined the Vickers firm in 1913 where he quickly became Chief Assistant in the Airship Department. He designed and oversaw construction of the rigid airship R-80, ofte www.nevilshute.org/Aero/aerobiography.php
