Recovering the WW2 Bouncing Bomb, Fleet lagoon, Portland 1992. Barnes Wallis experiment trials

Recovering the Bouncing Bomb, Fleet lagoon, Portland 1992. Dropped by a Wellington bomber in the famous trials in 1943. The Army and Navy join forces with a helicopter to recover what was probably the only surviving test bouncing bomb. Barnes Wallis

[@gordyminiman]

I was on holiday at the Haven site opposite where they found it on that day,i can remember watching them lift it out!!! I went to the museum on Portland to have a close look at it!!!!!

[@blandforddorset1013]

That looks like a Highball. In the 1980s I found an Upkeep bomb in the Fleet that we recovered back to RNAS Portland. Does anyone know what happened to that bomb and where it is today?
The Upkeep was cylindrical, and designed for the Dambuster raid whereas the Highball was an anti ship weapon (I believe) and spherical.

[@jfc213]

just to say to all you kean golfers you have mr wallis to thank