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WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English Scientist & Inventor

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WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English Scientist & Inventor

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WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English Scientist & Inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid), 16th May 1943. T.L.S., B. N. Wallis, with holograph salutation, one page, small 4to, Effingham, Surrey, 22nd May 1975, to Mr. D. A. Warren. Wallis replies to his correspondent's letter and confirms that he will be pleased to meet at a mutually convenient time, asking for a proposal of some suitable dates 'in order that I might see how they fit in with my own engagements, but I am fully booked for the next fortnight'. About EX

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