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Tallboy (bomb)
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Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
RAF ground crew handling the Tallboy that was later dropped on the La Coupole V-weapon site at Wizernes, France, 1944
RAF ground crew handling the Tallboy that was later dropped on the La Coupole V-weapon site at Wizernes, France, 1944
Tallboy earthquake bomb on trailer at Brooklands
Tallboy earthquake bomb on trailer at Brooklands
Six Tallboy bombs in a bomb dump at Bardney, Lincolnshire, prior to being loaded on No. 9 Squadron RAF aircraft in October or November 1944
Six Tallboy bombs in a bomb dump at Bardney, Lincolnshire, prior to being loaded on No. 9 Squadron RAF aircraft in October or November 1944
Damage to the Fortress of Mimoyecques from Allied air attacks, including attacks with Tallboy bombs
Damage to the Fortress of Mimoyecques from Allied air attacks, including attacks with Tallboy bombs
Earthquake bomb
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The earthquake bomb, or seismic bomb, was a concept that was invented by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis early in World War II and subsequently developed and used during the war agains
Tallboy (bomb)
…Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. At 5 long tons (5.1 t…
A Grand Slam bomb being handled at RAF Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire
A Grand Slam bomb being handled at RAF Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire