Welcome to www.SirBarnesWallis.com
This website is dedicated to the work of Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (1887-1979). Wallis was an engineer and inventor, most famous for developing the "bouncing bombs" used by 617 Squadron ("The Dam Busters") to breach the Möhne and Eder dams in Germany in 1943. He also designed the geodetic structure for the Wellington bomber (and other aircraft) and designed the successful R.100 airship. After 1945, he worked on supersonic and hypersonic aircraft, most notably those with variable-geometry wings.
NEWS: A current project has located some bouncing bombs in Loch Striven and hopes to recover some for public display.
We recommend the following books from Haynes Publishing
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Bouncing-Bomb Man: The Science of Sir Barnes Wallis
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Dam Buster Manual: The Technology Behind the Dams Raid and Later Operations (Owners Workshop Manual)
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