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Crashed at Wittenbergplatz, Berlin
2022-10-18 18:17:00 UTC‘Tonight you are going to the Big City. …You will have the opportunity to light a fire in the belly of the enemy that will burn his black heart out’– Sir Arthur Harris, Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command –
Photo: Wings Aviation Museum. At around 03:20 hrs, amongst a…
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Bombensturm! (Part III)
2018-06-12 21:51:00 UTCMC Bombs: [Armourers from No 97 Squadron preparing MC-bombs on their trolleys to be loaded onto a Lancaster bomber on July 1943 at RAF Waddington.]
The limited and inadequate arsenal of bombs composed of the high explosive GP (general purpose) bombs (10-15% detonation failure rate) made British Bomber Command to…