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The ground crew knew from the size of the bombs they were
loading, this was going to be a very special operation for the
Lancaster crews of 9 Squadron. Designed by Barnes Wallis, The
Tallboy bomb weighed in at an impressive 12,000Ib. On
this occasion in November 1944 the crews and aircraft are being
readied for departure to Lossiemouth or Kinloss on route to sink
the battleship Tirpitz laying at anchor near Tromsø
in Norway. Signed by a pilot, flight engineer, bomb aimer and
a wireless operator/air gunner from 9 Sqdn. |
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