File:Lancaster I NG128 Dropping Load - Duisburg - Oct 14 - 1944.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionLancaster 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 of Duisburg during 14-15 October 1944, in order to to demonstrate the RAF Bomber Command's overwhelming superiority in German skies ("Operation Hurricane").
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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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Author | F/O L. Howard, No. 1 RAFFPU | ||||||
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Derivative works of this file: Lancaster I NG128 Dropping Load - Duisburg - Oct 14 - 1944 new.jpg The image is also in the 2006 film Dresden |
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