Bouncing bomb

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bouncing_bomb
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
explosive
gptkbp:ammunitionType explosive
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deliveredBy air-dropped
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Barnes_Wallis
gptkbp:detonationMechanism contact fuse
hydrostatic fuse
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
gptkb:Brooklands_Museum
gptkbp:firstTestMatch 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bouncing bomb
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:mediaAppearance gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(film)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Highball
gptkb:Upkeep
gptkbp:notableFeature skips over water
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:No._617_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:patent gptkb:Barnes_Wallis
1942
gptkbp:purpose attack ships
destroy dams
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_Raid
gptkb:Lancaster_bomber
gptkbp:spinMechanism backspin
gptkbp:status obsolete
gptkbp:target gptkb:Sorpe_Dam
gptkb:Eder_Dam
gptkb:Möhne_Dam
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight approximately 1,280 lb (Highball)
approximately 9,250 lb (Upkeep)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:617_Squadron_(RAF)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6