Bombing Hitler's Dams
Season 39 Episode 2 | 1h 52m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Can experts recreate an Allied attack from WWII and destroy dams with a bouncing bomb?
In 1943 a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in military history: destroying two gigantic dams in Germany's industrial heartland and cutting the water supply to arms factories. Their secret weapon? A revolutionary bouncing bomb invented by British engineer Barnes Wallis.
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Bombing Hitler's Dams
Season 39 Episode 2 | 1h 52m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1943 a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in military history: destroying two gigantic dams in Germany's industrial heartland and cutting the water supply to arms factories. Their secret weapon? A revolutionary bouncing bomb invented by British engineer Barnes Wallis.
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Experts recreate the bold feat of "dambuster" pilots who used bouncing bombs. (30s)
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