The reality of skip bombing

[iDuckman]

I've long thought it was the roller bombs as used on the Ruhr dams. But here's film of how the US did it.

 

[Arcus_Aesopi]

Awesome video!   It also shows how workers use modular floats that someone asked about in another thread which I think was about a picture of a large formation of floats behind an aircraft carrier.

This happens to be the same float brand that I encountered in the shipyard... they're very flexible and the way this crew used them to raise the B25 was awesome.

Oh the mud....

😄 

[iDuckman]

I'm a bit surprised that the mud didn't suck the innards out of the plane.

 

[Arcus_Aesopi]

26 minutes ago, iDuckman said:

I'm a bit surprised that the mud didn't suck the innards out of the plane.

 

They were screening the mud, so I think that was part of the understanding (plan)  🙂 At least the museum director looked happy covered in it!

[iDuckman]

An intact, fully outfitted plane.  Golden.

Even if the original lower turret design was junk.

 

Edited July 19, 2024 by iDuckman

[Lord_Slayer]

There was an episode years ago of Secrets of the Dead regarding the Dambusters raid.

While I can't find that particular show, I did find this which covers everything that show did, including the dropping of a spinning bomb from a DC-4