> > > And then you hang 22,000lbs of bomb under one and it gets... > > > > > > ...interesting. > > > > > > http://www.johnmullen.org.uk/aerospce/pics/bombs.htm > > > > > Oh. My. God. > > > > I take it one like it got dropped at least once during WWII? > > "The first time the Grand Slam bomb was used successfully was on March > 14th of 1945, in the attack against the Bielefeld Viaduct in northern > Germany. This viaduct was a vital railroad node connecting the Ruhr > industrial zone with large cities such as Hanover. Despite past bombing of > the viaduct by the RAF and US Air Force, it had not yet sustained any > critical damage. On that day, 617 Squadron, an elite group known as the > "dambusters", flew into action. Sqn. Ldr. C.C. Calder dropped a Grand Slam > bomb which landed about 30m from the viaduct. The underground explosion > sent out powerful shock waves, destroying the majority of the viaduct. On > March 19th, 617 Squadron also destroyed the Arnsberg Viaduct. By the end > of the war, a total of 41 Grand Slam bombs were dropped, dealing a heavy > blow to Germany." > > Delivered by a bomber, not a transport aircraft too ;-) >
Makes you wonder if there's any pictures of the hole that sucker made when it went off. :) g. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
