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.
- Birthplace
- Ripley
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Photo: Unknown author. · Public domain