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Lancaster I NG128 Dropping Load - Duisburg - Oct 14 - 1944.jpg
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 od 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.
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between 14 October 1944 and 15 October 1944 |
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This is photograph CL 1404 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. |
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This is photograph CL 1405 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. |
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F/O L. Howard, No. 1 RAFFPU |
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