Testing of the Highball - a spherical "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis intended for use against enemy shipping during the Second World War - at Reculver in Kent, 1943. The clip comes from a longer film documenting tests from January 1943 to May 1944. Find the full film in our online collections: https://bit.ly/3XzZTzh Film: IWM MTE 3136 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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Testing of the Highball - a spherical "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis intended for use against enemy shipping during the Second World War - at Reculver in Kent, 1943. The clip comes from a longer film documenting tests from January 1943 to May 1944. Find the full film in our online collections: https://bit.ly/3XzZTzh Film: IWM MTE 3136 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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Testing of the Highball, a spherical "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis intended for use against enemy shipping during the Second World War, at Loch Striven in Scotland, 1943. HMS Malaya is being used as a target. You can watch the tests in full - also filmed at Reculver in Kent and Chesil Beach - on our website: https://bit.ly/4ajn7xA © IWM MTE 3136 | Imperial War Museum London
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Testing of the Highball, a spherical "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis intended for use against enemy shipping during the Second World War, at Loch Striven in Scotland, 1943. HMS Malaya is being used as a target. You can watch the tests in full - also filmed at Reculver in Kent and Chesil Beach - on our website: https://bit.ly/4ajn7xA © IWM MTE 3136 | Imperial War Museum London
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