NOVA : Bombing Hitler's Dams (2012)
Genres - Science & Technology, War |
Sub-Genres - Inventions & Innovations, Military & War |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Jeff Gemmill
This installment of NOVA examines a 1943 Allied raid that employed a revolutionary bouncing bomb to destroy its targets, two gigantic dams in German's industrial heartland. The technical challenges of making and dropping such an explosive are replicated with a vintage World War II DC4, an oil drum-sized bomb, and a 1:6 scale model of one of the dams.
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bomb, war