C4 now - Dambusters: building the bouncing bomb

[friederich]

Looks interesting!

[DJRC]

Wallis was a genius and Gibson had balls of steel.

[Simpo Two]

Good programme - can't believe they dropped live ordnance on the last run though; suspect a separate device for effect.

[andym1603]

They didn't. The live bomb was lowered in by crane.

[Tango13]

It's a repeat, it was on ages ago but still interesting and worth a watch.

[Eric Mc]

I watched it the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

I watched it the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Blimey, and therefore wins an 'EM' (Eric Medal for Outstanding Progammes) - slightly rarer than the VC!

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

Eric Mc said:

I watched it the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Blimey, and therefore wins an 'EM' (Eric Medal for Outstanding Progammes) - slightly rarer than the VC!

I certainly domn't think all TV docs with an aviation theme are rubbish.
This one gets an EM and Bar.

[Mojocvh]

andym1603 said:

They didn't. The live bomb was lowered in by crane.

Worked a treat too .

Amazing effort all round.

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

This one gets an EM and Bar.

You can't win the same medal twice at one outing. It will have to be an 'EM with Calculators'.

[Dr Jekyll]

Did seem a lot of trouble to go to to prove nothing in particular though. The main engineering problem they had was caused by having to spin the 'bomb' before take off rather than in flight, totally different from the real raid.

[Mr_B]

Was an interesting show. I wonder if they even bothered to try and make it in the UK. I bet the health and safety aspect killed that idea stone dead.

[Mutley]

Simpo Two said:

Eric Mc said:

This one gets an EM and Bar.

You can't win the same medal twice at one outing. It will have to be an 'EM with Calculators'.

He meant Bar in the Officers Club

[mrmaggit]

Dr Jekyll said:

Did seem a lot of trouble to go to to prove nothing in particular though. The main engineering problem they had was caused by having to spin the 'bomb' before take off rather than in flight, totally different from the real raid.

I agree, I thought it was completely pointless.

There are loads of films from the Air Ministry showing both Hi-ball and Upkeep; the effect of explosive in water and against the wall (including the demolishing of the dam in Wales); and while I applaud the raising of awareness of the difficulty of the raid (like it needs it), I don't think it expanded knowledge very much.