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Lancaster I NG128 Dropping Load - Duisburg - Oct 14 - 1944.jpg

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English: A Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster I (s/n NG128, coded "SR-B") of No. 101 Sqn out of Ludford Magna and flown by Fg Off R.B. Tibbs as part of a thousand-bomber raid, dropping its load over Duisburg, Germany, on 14-15 October 1944. Note the large aerials on top of the Lancaster´s fuselage, indicating that the aricraft is carrying 'Airborne Cigar' (ABC), a jamming device which disrupted enemy radio telephone channels. Over 2,000 sorties were dispatched to the city of Duisburg during 14-15 October 1944, in order to to demonstrate the RAF Bomber Command's overwhelming superiority in German skies ("Operation Hurricane").
  • Left image: the Lancaster releases bundles of 'Window' over the target during a special daylight raid on Duisburg.
  • Right image: a fraction of a second later, the aircraft releases the main part of its load, a 4000lb HC "cookie" and 108 30lb "J" incendiaries.
Date between 14 October 1944 and 15 October 1944
date QS:P,+1944-10-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1944-10-14T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1944-10-15T00:00:00Z/11
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CL 1404 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CL 1405 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author F/O L. Howard, No. 1 RAFFPU
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