In this unique footage from the IWM collection, filmed shortly before the Dambusters' Raid in May 1943, an Avro Lancaster flies low off the Kent coast trialling a cylinder-type "Upkeep" bouncing bomb. Learn more about the incredible story behind the raid: http://bit.ly/2rPxxAK © IWM MTE 3437 | Imperial War Museum London
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