Barnes Wallis
(1887-1979)
English engineer and inventor
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Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE FRS RDI FRAeS (26 September 1887 – 30 October 1979), was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II.
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26 September 1887 Ripley, Derbyshire, England
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30 October 1979 (aged 92) Leatherhead, Surrey, England
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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