Barnes Wallis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 44 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 26,1887 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Ripley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | October 30,1979 |
| Died | Leatherhead Hospital |
| Leatherhead | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Molly Bloxam |
| Buried | St Lawrence C of E Church, Effingham, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Children | Mary Eyre Wallis |
| Elisabeth Wallis | |
| Barnes Wallis | |
| Christopher Wallis | |
| Job | Physicist |
| Inventor | |
| Rocket scientist | |
| Education | University of London International Programmes |
| Christ's Hospital | |
| University of London Worldwide | |
| Awards | Royal Medal |
| Albert Medal | |
| Rest place | Effingham |
| Siblings | Charles Wallis |
| Place of burial | St Lawrence, Church, Effingham, United Kingdom |
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| ID | 546804 |
Barnes Wallis Life story
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE FRS RDI FRAeS was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II.
RAF Scampton: Historians pen letter against WW2 airfield migrant plan
Mar 18,2023 4:20 pm
... The letter describes RAF Scampton as " a hub of innovation from Barnes Wallis bouncing bombs to the low-level precision by the Dambusters"...
Obituary: Sqn Ldr George 'Johnny' Johnson
Dec 8,2022 3:30 am
... The RAF s 617 squadron carried specially-developed " bouncing bombs" devised by the inventor Barnes Wallis...
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