Talk:Skip bombing

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I dispute that this bombing tecnique was invented by US pilots in the pacific. Colin Smith's book on the fall of Singapore mentions that an Australian pilot in the RAF used it against Japanese transports in the opening stages of the Malaya Campaign. Don't have the book to hand so I can't give his name. The author does describe the tactic in some detail and does mention that the pilot in question learned the technique on prior service against the Germans in Europe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.110.235.129 (talk) 05:28, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- Indeed. There are lot of anecdotes about German pilots using skip-bombing in the English Channel during the Battle of Britain which indicates it was invented no later than 1939-1940. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BP OMowe (talk • contribs) 08:09, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse for my English: Why don't you refer to the Italians on the skip-bombing page? Exactly to the Commander Giuseppe Cenni on Stukas, on 4 April 1941, he first made the technique of skip bombing against the Greek merchant ship Suzanna. In fact the sinking was initially attributed to a torpedo because the bomb was transformed into a aero torpedo. Ex.: John Weal “Junkers Ju87 over the Mediterranean”, this book says all right... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikispritz (talk • contribs) 21:36, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Similarity to "dambusters"?[edit]

While reading the article, it reminded me of the "dambusters": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise I think a mention and link would be appropriate.

This technique (as opposed to low altitude bombing), is clearly described as being used in operations long before Operation Chastise. Such usage is recorded in available publications.
eg. Malayan Campaign (RAF/RAAF) - Dec 1941
Maj Giuseppe Cenni (Italian AF), against allied shipping in North Africa - May 1941
Gen George Kenney and Capt. Kenneth McCullar (USAAF), against Japanese Navy - October 1942.
Barnes Wallis' idea was nothing new. The difference was that earlier pilots had been doing this "by the seat of their pants" with conventional bombs at about 100ft. Wallis developed a complete "system" - a specialised bomb released at about 50ft with carefully computed geometry. 77.100.153.86 (talk) 18:02, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]