WWII bomber blown up by its own experimental bouncing "speedee" bomb at low altitude

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    Correct, the bouncing bomb was first invented by British aeronautical engineer Wallis Barnes to be skipped across water into stationary targets such as boats and dams. It was successfully used in the May 1943 Operation Chastise to blow a German dam. This method was necessary to avoid underwater obstacles like torpedo nets and conventional methods of bombing had been unsuccessful up until then.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_bomb