Sir Barnes Wallis monument, Harmondsworth
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Sir Barnes Wallis monument, Harmondsworth
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 26 Apr 2018
Erected in September 2013. "A commemorative Memorial and Blue Plaque has been unveiled in Harmondsworth by Hillingdon Council in honour of a beacon and pioneer of the Second World War. Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1979), an English scientist, engineer and inventor, is best known for inventing the 'bouncing bomb' used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) ... Tests he undertook at the Road Research Laboratories in Harmondsworth led to the development of his water skipping mine, used by No. 617 Squadron RAF to break the Möhne and Eder Dams on the night of 16/17 May 1943 https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/article/27522/Hillingdon-Council-commemorates-Sir-Barnes-Neville-Wallis .
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Image Location
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51.488155
Longitude
-0.482473