Dambusters | Building the Bouncing Bomb | 2 of 2

(2 of 2) Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt tries to recreate Barnes Wallis's famous Second World War bouncing bomb to blow up a specially constructed dam in Canada.

Monday | 8:00pm | Channel 4


Produced by Windfall Films and Omni Film Productions for Channel 4 in association with Shaw Media, NOVA/WGBH Boston, and National Geographic Channels. Produced as a UK/Canada co-production © Windfall Films Ltd/Omni Film Productions Ltd 2011

[curtisjordan]

"You didn't think it would be anything else did you?" perfect response.

[crazypilot]

"Right on Saigon", A famous line for one of the worlds most famous pilots. RIP Arnie Schreder, The last Dambuster.

[Gollumfili]

Just shows how much work went into the original operation. There wasn't much room for error at all, plus it was done in the darkness under aa fire. A feat of engineering.

[gmdfivem]

Rest in peace Arnie amazing person and pilot! Huge respect

[vatza]

if you want to see how much of a legend was this guy look for Ice Pilots NWT. R.I.P Arnie

[hadleyroper]

Did anyone else notice how the film of them dropping the bomb doesn’t match up with the explosion lol

[joemyerscough]

@alvsaldanha2002 The 'bomb' dropped from the plane didn't contain any explosives. No country on earth would let a film crew drop explosives from a civilian aircraft - and it would be incredibly dangerous!

[russellwilliams]

RIP Arnie! I wish I could have shook hands with such a talented pilot! This was no easy task! The WWII episode about the dambusters during Hitler's reign was amazing, check it out!

[d-dub]

Why didn’t we see the explosion from the 1st pass when clearly the explosion shot way into the air but you can’t see it at. 0:55

[kristoferlarson]

"oh-ho Arnie right in the middle" 😂

[billyboy]

How come it’s cloudy out when they drop it but when it blows up it’s sunny out

[Scrappycolt]

Dams: Exist. RAF: and any way I took that personally

[TeamLNE]

'Oh Arnie, right in the middle' 😂

[stephensivyer]

please show this again it was the best documentary ever

[thomaskoshy]

1:13 that looks like a scene from ten Commandments the splitting of the red sea.

[bombaim]

"Impact arnie, it was perfect" must've made him feel real good about himself after the water was glassy

[Bane_Diesel]

The guys with the trucks near the damn were pretty confident about the accuracy of the test I guess

[AMN]

00:57 u can see the bomb bounce over the water and into the Wall but there ist no Explosion, they bust it otherwise

[darrelldawson]

Yeah, it was a drop test followed by a controlled explosion

[boshi_coyo]

just the thought of one of those bombs bouncing up and hitting your aircraft is kinda scary ain't it?