TimeOut

The last British member of 617 Squadron, Johnny Johnson has passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 101.George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson was born on the 25th of November 1921 and joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. In 1943 he was sele...  

Barnes Wallis began working on plans for a bomb that could skip across water. He developed the idea by experimenting with bouncing marbles across a water tub in his back garden. He originally thought the new weapon could be used to attack moored battleshi... 

Sadly seldom seen today.