Sir Barnes Neville Wallis
(1887-1979), Aeronautical designer and engineerSitter in 12 portraits
Born in Ripley, Derbyshire, Wallis originally trained as a marine engineer. However, in 1913 he went to work for the engineering firm Vickers at Barrow designing the R9 rigid airship, completed in 1916. After the war, he worked on the airship R80, which flew in 1920. At Vickers at Cardington, he developed airships for commercial routes to India and contributed to aeroplane designs including the Wellesley and Wellington bombers. Wallis devised the 'bouncing bombs' associated with the 'Dambuster' raids used by Lancaster bombers to destroy the Möhne and Eder dams in May 1943. He worked for Vickers until 1971.
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1963
NPG x185890
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 16 November 1967
NPG x15123
by Ronald Franks
bromide print on card mount, 1968
NPG x26005
Sir Barnes Wallis looking at a model Concorde aeroplane with a group of children
by Bassano Ltd
contact sheet of twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 31 December 1970
NPG x172784
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 2 July 1975
NPG x15120
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 2 July 1975
NPG x15121
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