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B.T.M. 3-Wheel Bombes and B.T.M. and W.W. 4-Wheel Bombes; USA 4-Wheel Bombes. Mr...
Catalogue reference: HW 25/29
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This record is about the B.T.M. 3-Wheel Bombes and B.T.M. and W.W. 4-Wheel Bombes; USA 4-Wheel Bombes. Mr... dating from 1939 Sep 01 - 1945 May 18 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Cryptographic Studies. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 25/29
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1939 Sep 01 - 1945 May 18
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B.T.M. 3-Wheel Bombes and B.T.M. and W.W. 4-Wheel Bombes; USA 4-Wheel Bombes.
Mr Fletcher's Registers of Bombes. The 'Bombe', a name possibly given by the Poles, who produced the first ENIGMA code-breaking machine, was developed by Alan Turing and others to break ENIGMA daily keys. 3 and 4 wheel machines were manufactured by the British Tabulating Machine Company, Letchworth. The 'W.W.' was a high speed Bombe with 'Cobra' attachment (4 wheel modification) named after its inventor, C E Wynn-Williams of Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Retained Until 2003
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 25
Government Code and Cypher School: Cryptographic Studies
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