General view of a prototype 'Bouncing Bomb' on display at Dover Castle

Date:
30 Jun 2010
Location:
Dover Castle, Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Building, DOVER, KENT
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Regimental Institute at Dover Castle, Knight's Road, DOVER, Dover Castle, DOVER, KENT
Reference:
DP233539
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Developed by Barnes Wallis for the Dambusters raid on the Rhur valley reservoirs on 16 May 1943, this prototype, used in testing, was recovered from Reculver Beach in 1996.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/15859 Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol and Bouncing Bomb at Dover Castle, Kent; within the Volume: VF000169 Dover Castle, Dover, Kent; within the Series: EHC01/002 EH Architectural Requests; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Kendall, Derek: English Heritage

Keywords

Victorian Regimental Institute, Late 20th Century Exhibition Hall, Castle, Exhibition