Dr Barnes Wallis, left, inventor of the bouncing bomb, and Wing Commander Rodrick Learoyd, one of Bomber Command's five surviving holders of the Victoria Cross. They are stood in front of the RAF's last flying Lancaster at a ceremony marking the stand-down of Bomber Command at RAF Scampton, near Lincoln. Tomorrow will see the merger of Bomber and Fighter Commands to become RAF Strike Command.

Dr Barnes Wallis, left, inventor of the bouncing bomb, and Wing Commander Rodrick Learoyd, one of Bomber Command's five surviving holders of the Victoria Cross. They are stood in front of the RAF's last flying Lancaster at a ceremony marking the stand-down of Bomber Command at RAF Scampton, near Lincoln. Tomorrow will see the merger of Bomber and Fighter Commands to become RAF Strike Command. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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4096 x 4096 px | 34.7 x 34.7 cm | 13.7 x 13.7 inches | 300dpi

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29 April 1968

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Military - British inventor Dr Barnes Wallis and Wing Commander Rodrick Learoyd - RAF Scampton

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