Haynes Dam Busters Owners Workshop Manual (1943 onwards – all marks & models): A Guide to the Weapons Technology Used Against the Dams and Special Targets of Nazi-occupied Europe.
The famous dams raid in May 1943 was made possible only by the fusion of cutting-edge technology with the raw courage of a hand-picked squadron of RAF airmen. The incredible bouncing bomb, used to devastating effect by 617 Squadron on the Ruhr dams, was the vanguard of a whole train of technical developments that made this and other precision raids possible. Using the “Haynes Manual” approach, Iain Murray describes the technology behind the bouncing bomb as well as the heavily modified Lancasters that were used to deliver the weapons.
Table of Contents
Unique Haynes Manual treatment of the technology behind the dam busters. Covers
the Avro Lancaster BI (Special) and BIII (Type 464 Provisioning). Covers the
bouncing bomb, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs, and all supporting technology and
equipment. Includes design plans, cutaway drawings of the bombs, aircraft and
equipment. Features previously unpublished computer-generated drawings.
Author Biography
Dr Iain Murray is a lecturer at the University of Dundee. He is the author of Bouncing Bomb Man (Haynes 2009) and was a consultant for the ITV drama series Foyle's War, which featured an episode about the bouncing bomb. He lives in Dundee.