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A Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster B Mark I (Special) (PB996 ‘YZ-C’) of No. 617 Squadron RAF flown by Flying Officer P. Martin and crew releasing a 22000-lb (10000 kg) MC deep-penetration bomb (Bomber Command executive codeword ‘Grand Slam’) over the viaduct at Arnsberg Germany. The viaduct was attacked on 15 March with one bomb in poor weather with no hits. It was destroyed four days later using 6 “Grand Slam” and 13 “Tallboy” bombs.
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