is it true they're still not entirely sure how the bouncing bomb worked as the plans got lost?
Only famous place I've stayed is the old gaol in oxford, that is now a sort of weirdly morbid hotel.

Alt. Scrambled eggs
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 May 2013, 11:02, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Not sure but very possible
as the plans were kept secret long after the war, which is why the bomb in the film was almost spherical, the real one was more of a cylinder, etc.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:05, Reply)

The documentary they did last year was good
They re-created it with an empty bomb and a Dakota in Canada I think
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:06, Reply)

Dakota?
Is that the plane?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 May 2013, 11:07, Reply)

Yep

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:07, Reply)

I know there was one of them history shows about it,
Where some dudes tried it, but I've no idea what the outcome was.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 May 2013, 11:06, Reply)

It was really rather good
They had to spin the "bomb" using a drill before takeoff
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:08, Reply)

I'll look it up,
I like a good documentary.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 May 2013, 11:09, Reply)

That plane crash one was good too

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:12, Reply)

cool.
I've a boring office day, so I might stick one on now
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 16 May 2013, 11:19, Reply)

now a taxi driver
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:20, Reply)

The Lancasters had a hydraulic system to spin the bomb backwards for the same reason.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:13, Reply)

Bloody Plantagenets

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:41, Reply)

It worked
the pilot was a fucking nutter though, he had to be to fly low enough for it to work, which shows how dangerous it was at the time.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:11, Reply)

I was trying not to spoil it for him

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:12, Reply)

SPOILERS some dams got blown up

( Theoban What of it, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:22, Reply)

*shakes fist*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 16 May 2013, 11:24, Reply)