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No.149 Sqn RAF

Name : No.149 Sqn RAF Founded : 1st March 1918 Disbanded : 31st August 1956 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 31st August 1956 More Details : East India Fortis nocte - Strong by night Known Code Letters : , TK, LY, OJ,

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Anderson	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
Archer	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247
Barnes	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
Baton	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
P. E. Butler	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
Campbell	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
D. J. Capel	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941		Wellington	R1474	Killed in Action
H. Chapman	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247 R1474	Killed in Action
James Coman		unknown	unknown
Cook	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247
E. R. Cooke	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941		Wellington	R1474	Killed in Action
A. G. Coster	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
Frank Craven	Sergeant	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
F. F. Early	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247
German	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
J. A. Graham	Pilot Officer	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
W. J. Greaves	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941		Wellington	R1474	Killed in Action
L. R. Guymer	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
W. Hall	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
E. E. Harding	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807
Thomas Harold Harris	Flight Sergeant	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
L. W. Hatherly	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807
L. R. Hawley	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
I. S. Henderson	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
Christopher William Higgins	Pilot Officer	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
George Edward Hills	Flight Sergeant	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
R. A. Hodgson	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807
William Stanley Hughes	Sergeant	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
J. B. C Jago	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
F. M. Jarrett	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
W. P. Jinks	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
Jones	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
E. A. Lown	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941		Wellington	R1474	Killed in Action
MacDonald	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247
W. H. Macleod	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
W. G. Marett	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
F. May	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
J. McAnnally	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807
McKnight	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
P. E. M. Mertens	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
G. J. P. Morhen	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
Pates	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
J Philp	Pilot Officer	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
Piper	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
K. E. Platt	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
C. F. Plummery	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807
E. G. Prettyman	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
Rae	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
J. P. Redmond	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
C. B. Rogers	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
A. W. Rose	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	X3167	Killed in Action
Seymour	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	18th March 1941	Wellington	R1159
J. Stewart	Sergeant	unknown	22nd February 1941		Wellington	R1045	Killed in Action
Sunderland	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	31st March 1941	Wellington	R1229
Turner	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	11th February 1941	Wellington	L7811
C. G. H. Ward	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
R. Warren	Sergeant	unknown	18th March 1941	11th February 1941	Wellington	P9247 R1474 R1474	Killed in Action
E. White	Sergeant	unknown	15th March 1941		Wellington	L7858	Killed in Action
Thomas Glenville Williams	Flight Sergeant	unknown	8th December 1942		Stirling	W7639	Killed in Action
L. K. S. Wilson	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	13th January 1941	Wellington	T2807

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.149 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Anderson, Click the name above to see a profile of Anderson,	Anderson,
Archer, Click the name above to see a profile of Archer,	Archer,
Austin, F H P Click the name above to see a profile of Austin, F H P	Austin, F H P Joined the RAF in September 1932 as an aircraft apprentice. After three years at Cranwell he was posted to No16 (AC) Squadron and trained as an Air Gunner. In 1937, he joined No. 36 (TB) Squadron in Singapore and in January 1939 he returned to the UK for training as an Air Observer. He was promoted to Sergeant and joined 149 (B) Squadron at Mildenhall. He flew his first operational sortie on 4th September 1939 (Kiel Canal) and continued operating with the squadron until his captain (Wg. Cdr. P. I. Harris DFC) was selected to command No7 Squadron. After aircraft familiarisation on Stirling aircraft he arrived at Oakington in October 1940. Now commissioned he was a crew member on the very first Stirling Operation on 10th February 1941, targeting oil tanks at Rotterdam. In September 1941, he was selected for Specialist Armament training, followed by spells as Chief Armament Instructor at Moreton-in-Marsh and Wellesbourne Mountford. Posted to Air Headquarters in India, in September 1945 and subsequently moved to the RAF Staff College in Haifa in 1946. After a flying refresher course he served with the Bomber Command Development Unit at Marham until 1948. After an exchange posting with RAAF HQ Melbourne he returned to the UK in January 1954 on promotion to Wg. Cdr. (Admin) at RAF Kinloss. His final posting was to the Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe in 1959, retiring in 1965.
Barnes, Click the name above to see a profile of Barnes,	Barnes,
Baton, Click the name above to see a profile of Baton,	Baton,
Benshie, Lord Mackie of Click the name above to see a profile of Benshie, Lord Mackie of	Benshie, Lord Mackie of George Mackie joined the RAF in February 1940, training as a Navigator in Bomber Command. He first joined 15 Squadron in 1941 flying Wellingtons, before going to the Middle East to join 148 Squadron. He later served with 149 Squadron on Stirlings, and 115 Squadron on Lancasters. Squadron Leader George Mackie completed three full tours on heavies, the last two as aircraft Captain.
Butler, P. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Butler, P. E.	Butler, P. E.
Campbell, Click the name above to see a profile of Campbell,	Campbell,
Capel, D. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Capel, D. J.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Capel, D. J.
Chapman, H. Click the name above to see a profile of Chapman, H.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Chapman, H.
Clark, Gordon Click the name above to see a profile of Clark, Gordon	Clark, Gordon Initially served in the Army, but transferred to RAF pilot training crashing his Tiger Moth on his first solo flight! He transferred to become a Bomb Aimer on Stirlings with 149 Sqn at Lakenheath, completing 28 ops with Bomber Command.
Coman, James Click the name above to see a profile of Coman, James	Coman, James As a WOP/Air Gunner he flew with both 149 and 90 Squadrons on Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters completing 52 Ops including one of the first raids on Berlin made in a Wellington.
Cook, Click the name above to see a profile of Cook,	Cook,
Cooke, E. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Cooke, E. R.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Cooke, E. R.
Coster, A. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Coster, A. G.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Coster, A. G.
Craven, Frank Click the name above to see a profile of Craven, Frank    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Craven, Frank Killed aged 25 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was an Air Gunner. He is buried in Handsworth cemetery. Son of Fred and Daisy Elizabeth Margaret Craven; husband of Dorothy Isabel Anne Craven, of Handsworth wood Birmingham.
Curtis, Lawrence Click the name above to see a profile of Curtis, Lawrence    Died : 21 / 6 / 2008	Curtis, Lawrence Joining the RAF in 1939, he was posted as a wireless operator firstly to 149 Squadron and then 99 Squadron on Wellingtons. He then joined OTU on Whitleys before moving firstly to 158 Squadron, and then 617 Squadron on Lancasters, where he was Unit Signals Leader for 18 months. After bomber operations he joined Transport Command in 1944. He died on 21st June 2008.
Early, F. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Early, F. F.	Early, F. F.
German, Click the name above to see a profile of German,	German,
Graham, J. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Graham, J. A.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Graham, J. A.
Greaves, W. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Greaves, W. J.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Greaves, W. J.
Guymer, L. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Guymer, L. R.	Guymer, L. R.
Hall, W. Click the name above to see a profile of Hall, W.	Hall, W.
Harding, E. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Harding, E. E.	Harding, E. E.
Harris, Thomas Harold Click the name above to see a profile of Harris, Thomas Harold    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Harris, Thomas Harold Killed aged 23 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was an Air Gunner. He is buried in Penrhys cemetery. Son of William and Catherine Mary Harris, of Taylorstown.
Hatherly, L. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Hatherly, L. W.	Hatherly, L. W.
Hawley, L. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Hawley, L. R.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	Hawley, L. R.
Henderson, I. S. Click the name above to see a profile of Henderson, I. S.    Died : 22 / 2 / 1941	Henderson, I. S.
Higgins, Christopher William Click the name above to see a profile of Higgins, Christopher William    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Higgins, Christopher William Killed aged 20 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was the Wireless Operator. He is buried in Sheffield Roman Catholic cemetery. Son of Martin and Kathleen Higgins, of Sheffield.
Hills, George Edward Click the name above to see a profile of Hills, George Edward    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Hills, George Edward Killed aged 31 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was the Observer. He is buried in Woolwich cemetery. Son of Sydney Albert and Elizabeth Margaret Hills, of Woolwich.
Hodgson, R. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Hodgson, R. A.	Hodgson, R. A.
Hughes, William Stanley Click the name above to see a profile of Hughes, William Stanley    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Hughes, William Stanley Killed aged 322 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was the Flight Engineer. He is buried in Beck Row churchyard. Son of Thomas Stanley and Jessie Duncan Hughes, of Liverpool.
Jago, J. B. C Click the name above to see a profile of Jago, J. B. C    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Jago, J. B. C
Jarrett, F. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Jarrett, F. M.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Jarrett, F. M.
Jinks, W. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Jinks, W. P.    Died : 22 / 2 / 1941	Jinks, W. P.
Jones, Click the name above to see a profile of Jones,	Jones,
Lown, E. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Lown, E. A.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Lown, E. A.
MacDonald, Click the name above to see a profile of MacDonald,	MacDonald,
Macleod, W. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Macleod, W. H.    Died : 22 / 2 / 1941	Macleod, W. H.
Marett, W. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Marett, W. G.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	Marett, W. G.
May, F. Click the name above to see a profile of May, F.    Died : 22 / 2 / 1941	May, F.
McAnnally, J. Click the name above to see a profile of McAnnally, J.	McAnnally, J.
McKnight, Click the name above to see a profile of McKnight,	McKnight,
Mertens, P. E. M. Click the name above to see a profile of Mertens, P. E. M.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Mertens, P. E. M.
Morhen, G. J. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Morhen, G. J. P.	Morhen, G. J. P.
Pates, Click the name above to see a profile of Pates,	Pates,
Philp, J Click the name above to see a profile of Philp, J    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Philp, J Killed aged 33 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was the pilot. He was a holder of the British Empire Medal. He is buried in Beck Row churchyard. Son of Peter and Mary Philp and husband of Victoria Melita Philp, of Southsea, Hampshire. M.P.S., F.S.M.C.
Piper, Click the name above to see a profile of Piper,	Piper,
Platt, K. E. Click the name above to see a profile of Platt, K. E.	Platt, K. E.
Plummery, C. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Plummery, C. F.	Plummery, C. F.
Prettyman, E. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Prettyman, E. G.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	Prettyman, E. G.
Rae, Click the name above to see a profile of Rae,	Rae,
Redmond, J. P. Click the name above to see a profile of Redmond, J. P.    Died : 22 / 2 / 1941	Redmond, J. P.
Rogers, C. B. Click the name above to see a profile of Rogers, C. B.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	Rogers, C. B.
Rose, A. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Rose, A. W.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Rose, A. W.
Seymour, Click the name above to see a profile of Seymour,	Seymour,
Stewart, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Stewart, J.	Stewart, J.
Sunderland, Click the name above to see a profile of Sunderland,	Sunderland,
Turner, Click the name above to see a profile of Turner,	Turner,
Ward, C. G. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Ward, C. G. H.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	Ward, C. G. H.
Warren, R. Click the name above to see a profile of Warren, R.    Died : 18 / 3 / 1941	Warren, R.
White, E. Click the name above to see a profile of White, E.    Died : 15 / 3 / 1941	White, E.
Williams, Thomas Glenville Click the name above to see a profile of Williams, Thomas Glenville    Died : 8 / 12 / 1942	Williams, Thomas Glenville Killed aged 24 on 8th December 1942 when his Stirling W7639 OJ-Q of No.149 Sqn crashed in Suffolk after suffering technical problems. He was an Air Gunner. He is buried in Merthyr Tydfil cemetery. Son of Thomas Henry and Myfanwy Williams, of Cefn Coed.
Wilson, L. K. S. Click the name above to see a profile of Wilson, L. K. S.	Wilson, L. K. S.

Aircraft for : No.149 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.149 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Lincoln Click the name above to see prints featuring Lincoln aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1945 Retired : 1967 Number Built : 624	Lincoln he first RAF Lincolns joined No. 57 Squadron at East Kirby in 1945. No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF began re-equipping with Lincolns at RAF Spilsby during August 1945. However, 75 (NZ) Sqn received just three aircraft before VJ Day. In the postwar Royal Air Force, the Lincoln equipped many bomber squadrons. Nearly 600 Lincolns were built to equip 29 RAF squadrons, mainly based in the United Kingdom. They were partially replaced by 88 Boeing Washingtons, on loan from the USAF, which had longer range and could reach targets inside the Iron Curtain. Small numbers remained in use with Nos 7, 83 and 97 Squadrons until the end of 1955, when they were replaced by the first of the V bombers. RAF Lincolns were used in combat during the 1950s, in Kenya against the Mau-Mau, operating from Eastleigh, and also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, against insurgents aligned to the Malayan Communist Party. In Malaya, Lincolns operated from Changi and Tengah, More than 3,000 sorties were flown during their  7 1⁄2-year deployment, with half a million pounds of bombs dropped. This equated to 85% of the bomb tonnage dropped during the Malayan emergency. On 12 March 1953, a RAF Lincoln (RF531 "C") of Central Gunnery School was shot down 20 mi (32 km) NE of Lüneburg, Germany by several Soviet MiG-15s as it flew to Berlin on a radar reconnaissance flight, resulting in the deaths of the seven crew members. In November 1955, four Lincolns of No. 7 Squadron RAF were detached for duties in British territories in the Middle East. In Bahrain, they carried out border patrols of the then Trucial States. When 7 Sqn was disbanded in December 1955, the four detached crews and aircraft became No. 1426 Flight RAF, officially a photographic reconnaissance unit. It was later sent to Aden, carrying out patrols in the lead up to the Aden Emergency. As the RAF Lincolns became unserviceable due to wear and tear, they were replaced by jet aircraft. The Lincolns of Bomber Command were phased out from the mid-1950s and were completely replaced by jet bombers by 1963. The last Lincolns in RAF service were five operated by No. 151 Squadron, Signals Command, at RAF Watton, Norfolk, which were retired on 12 March 1963. From late 1946, Australian-built Lincolns were phased into No. 82 Wing RAAF at RAAF Amberley, replacing the Consolidated Liberators operated by 12, 21 and 23 Squadrons. In February 1948, these units were renumbered 1, 2 and 6 Squadrons respectively; a fourth RAAF Lincoln squadron, No. 10 was formed on 17 March 1949 at RAAF Townsville as a reconnaissance unit. RAAF Lincolns took part in operations in Malaya in the 1950s, operating alongside RAF examples. The RAAF based the B.Mk 30s of No.1 Squadron at Tengah, for the duration of operations in Malaya. The RAAF Lincolns were retired in 1961, with the MR.Mk 31s of No. 10 Squadron being the final variant to see service in Australia.
Stirling Click the name above to see prints featuring Stirling aircraft. Manufacturer : Short Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 2381	Stirling The Royal Air Force's first four engined monoplane Bomber, the Short Stirling first flew in May 1939 and entered front line service in August 1940 with no. 7 squadron. Due to its poor operational ceiling the aircraft sustained heavy losses and by mid 1942 the Stirling was beginning to be replaced by the Lancaster. Improved versions of the Short Stirling were built for Glider towing, paratroopers and heavy transport. also from 1943 many of the Stirling's were used for mine laying. A total of 2381 Stirling's were built for the Royal air Force and from this total 641 Stirling bombers were lost to enemy action. Crew 7 or 8: Speed: 260 mph (MK1) 275mph (MKIII) and 280mph (MKV)Service ceiling 17,000 feet Range: 2330 miles. (MK1) 2010 miles (MKIII) and 3,000 miles (MKV) Armament: two .303 Vickers machine guns. in nose turret, two .303 in browning machine guns in dorsal turret , Four .303 Browning machine guns in tail turret. Bomb Load 14,000 Lbs Engines: four 1150 Hp Bristol Hercules II (MK1) four 1650 hp Bristol Hercules XVI (MK111 and MKV)
Washington Click the name above to see prints featuring Washington aircraft.	Washington Full profile not yet available.
Wellington Click the name above to see prints featuring Wellington aircraft. Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953	Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis