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Barnes Wallis

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The source records Ripley as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Barnes Wallis
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Known for having invented 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.

From Wikidata Q719717

Birthplace
Ripley
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