dam busters

If you watch the 1953? film it pretty much explains the reasoning behind the
bomb, the torpedo nets plus they needed a minimum of 5000lb of high
explosives to have a chance of breaching the dams. In an interview given by
Wallace he stated that his famous 10 & 5 ton "Grandslam" an Tallboy bombs
were originally considered but would only work with a direct hit, any sort
of near miss would do no damge because of the water cushioning effect.
Interestingly the scale model dam used by wallace complete with test
blast damage still exists in the Grounds of the UK Building Research
Establishment in Hertfordshire just out side Watford in the UK.

Myc

Mycroft wrote:

If you watch the 1953? film it pretty much explains the reasoning behind the
bomb, the torpedo nets plus they needed a minimum of 5000lb of high
explosives to have a chance of breaching the dams. In an interview given by
Wallace he stated that his famous 10 & 5 ton "Grandslam" an Tallboy bombs
were originally considered but would only work with a direct hit, any sort
of near miss would do no damge because of the water cushioning effect.
Interestingly the scale model dam used by wallace complete with test
blast damage still exists in the Grounds of the UK Building Research
Establishment in Hertfordshire just out side Watford in the UK.

Myc

Just a nitpick.......

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Mel Gibson in Braveheart
!!!!!!

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Whoops Wallis's.

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"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
...
Mycroft wrote:

If you watch the 1953? film it pretty much explains the reasoning behind
the
bomb, the torpedo nets plus they needed a minimum of 5000lb of high
explosives to have a chance of breaching the dams. In an interview given
by
Wallace he stated that his famous 10 & 5 ton "Grandslam" an Tallboy
bombs
were originally considered but would only work with a direct hit, any
sort
of near miss would do no damge because of the water cushioning effect.
Interestingly the scale model dam used by wallace complete with
test
blast damage still exists in the Grounds of the UK Building Research
Establishment in Hertfordshire just out side Watford in the UK.

Myc

Just a nitpick.......

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Mel Gibson in
Braveheart
!!!!!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++
Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++

Just a nitpick.......

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Mel Gibson in Braveheart
!!!!!!

I remember that one - his dog was named Gromit, right? )

Krztalizer wrote:

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Gibson ...

I remember that one - his dog was named Gromit, right? )

Nah!

Gibson's dog, because of his colour (and the fact that "political
correctness" hadn't been invented in '43), was named ******.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:35:45 +0000, Robert Briggs
wrote:

Krztalizer wrote:

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Gibson ...

I remember that one - his dog was named Gromit, right? )

Nah!

Gibson's dog, because of his colour (and the fact that "political
correctness" hadn't been invented in '43), was named ******.

Did ****** like Wensleydale as well?

Robert Briggs wrote:
Krztalizer wrote:

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Gibson ...

Barnes Wallace was quite clever on the family front. His son's name happens
to be ..... Barnes Wallis.

[snipped]

Richard.

Didn't they do another version with the dog named Digger for the US?

"Robert Briggs" wrote in message
...
Krztalizer wrote:

It's Barnes Wallis - Wallace was the guy played by Gibson ...

I remember that one - his dog was named Gromit, right? )

Nah!

Gibson's dog, because of his colour (and the fact that "political
correctness" hadn't been invented in '43), was named ******.

Subject: dam busters
From: "Tacitus"
Date: 2/23/2004 20:42 Eastern Standard Time

Didn't they do another version with the dog named Digger for the US?

Actually they called the dog Sambo
here in the US. It was only a couple
of years ago that I learned that my
copy of "The Dam Busters" was
different from the UK version of
the book, wherein the dog's true
name is given. As far as the movie,
on the rare showings on TV, they
even dub out the name Sambo.

Paul

In article ,
(PPowondra) wrote:

Subject: dam busters
From: "Tacitus"
Date: 2/23/2004 20:42 Eastern Standard Time

Didn't they do another version with the dog named Digger for the US?

Actually they called the dog Sambo here in the US. It was only a
couple of years ago that I learned that my copy of "The Dam Busters"
was different from the UK version of the book, wherein the dog's true
name is given. As far as the movie, on the rare showings on TV, they
even dub out the name Sambo.

I still think the book would make a *great* current movie or miniseries,
after successes like "Band of Brothers." Effects tech would let them
recreate some of the more interesting missions later in the war, too.
I'd like to see a "live" version of the Grand Slam/Tallboy missions,
like the Bielefeld Viaduct Grand Slam raid or some of hte U-boat pen
hits.

They'd definitely have to skip over the whole dog name thing, though...

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