Barnes Wallis was an extraordinary genius with explosives, bombs and aviation design. Not only the bouncing bomb for the Dams, but the Tall Boy and Grand Slam earthquake bombs which would go after targets impossible to get with the regular bombs of that pre-nuclear era. He would also be a strong proponent for jet aircraft designs, a thoroughly remarkable man.
Let us never forget the few men with insight and vision to attempt to achieve the seemingly impossible. Many do fail, and we learn from those failures on how to move forward. And when success is found, we marvel at what it takes to do those things.
May those who have died in such attempts rest in peace, as they have sought the better way to defend and protect the civilization we have now.
