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To: Red_Devil 232
I remember seeing a movie years ago about this effort. The first attempts to destroy the dams failed and the British came up with an unique bomb (spherical). They flew in low over the water and released the bombs and the bombs would skip over the water right into the dams. Maybe my memory is wrong?

Yes, your memory is fading ...

The bombing raid with the bouncing bombs was to destroy industrial dams on the Rhine.

Bouncing Bombs

20 posted on 12/10/2012 8:02:16 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster; Graewoulf

Thanks to both of you for setting me right on my memory.


22 posted on 12/10/2012 8:11:54 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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