During World War II, British engineers developed one of the most ingenious weapons ever created - a bomb that could skip ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Divers have recovered two World War Two-era "bouncing bombs" from the bottom of a Scottish loch after a seven-year hunt aided by the British navy. The spherical Highball devices, ...

While a quick online search may label Barnes Wallis merely as an engineer, this description hardly encapsulates his true impact and contributions. He was the mastermind behind some of the most ...

Engineers told how they staged a peaceful recreation of one of the most famous bombing raids in British history as part of a study into the science behind the attack. A team led by a Cambridge ...

Sir Barnes Wallis developed the bouncing bomb using marbles in a water tub A collection of personal items belonging to the inventor of the bouncing bomb have been sold at auction. The objects, which ...

In your photo essay on AirVenture 2006 (AW&ST Aug. 21/28, p. 88), you say the Avro Lancaster carried Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs. You went on to say they were used to destroy the Ruhr dams. That is ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Divers have recovered two World War Two-era "bouncing bombs" from the bottom of a Scottish loch after a seven-year hunt aided by the British navy. The spherical Highball devices, ...