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Lancaster bomb bay Sept 1942 IWM CH 17458

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IWM caption : Armourers make final checks on the bomb load of an Avro Lancaster B Mark I of No. 207 Squadron RAF at Syerston, Nottinghamshire, before a night bombing operation to Bremen, Germany. The mixed load (Bomber Command executive codeword 'Usual'), consists of a 4,000-lb HC bomb ('cookie') and small bomb containers (SBCs) filled with 30-lb incendiaries, with the addition of four 250-lb target indicators (TI).

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great britain united kingdom 1942 in nottinghamshire 4000 lb hc bomb avro lancaster at raf syerston avro lancaster bomb bays black and white photographs bombing of bremen in world war ii british ww 2 incendiary bombs collections of the imperial war museum no 207 squadron raf uk government artistic works wwii world war 2
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13/09/1942
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label_outline Explore Avro Lancaster At Raf Syerston, Bombing Of Bremen In World War Ii, Avro Lancaster Bomb Bays

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great britain united kingdom 1942 in nottinghamshire 4000 lb hc bomb avro lancaster at raf syerston avro lancaster bomb bays black and white photographs bombing of bremen in world war ii british ww 2 incendiary bombs collections of the imperial war museum no 207 squadron raf uk government artistic works wwii world war 2