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1941; a few were used operationally in late 1941 with parachute dropping and delay timer. The parachute requirement was dropped and from early 1942 they were used with conventional tail. Improved Mark II and Mark III (with different fuse positions) followed in 1943. Actual weight was 1,723 lb (782 kg) for Mark II and III with 71% charge to weight filling of 60/40 or 50/50 Amatol, RDX/TNT 60/40, or Torpex 2.
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a 27 in (69 cm) long lightweight, empty cylindrical tail with a closed end was fitted, for a total overall length of 115 in (2.92 m). A T-section steel beam was welded to the inner surface of the bomb to strengthen it. Subsequent Mark II and Mark III HC bombs differed in detail; the conical nose was replaced with a domed nose and the number of
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The 4000 lb High
Capacity Mark I bomb – actual weight around 3,930 lb (1,780 kg) – was a welded, cylindrical shell of 0.31 in (7.9 mm) thick steel. The body of the bomb was 30 in (76 cm) in diameter and 88 in (2.24 m) long. The nose of the bomb was conical and
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Design of a 2,000 lb to meet requirements of similar size to existing 1900-lb GP bomb was by
Vickers with parachute arrangements by the RAF; this was at the same time Woolwich was designing the 4000lb bomb. Actual case construction was by Great Western Railway Company. Live tests began at start of
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The 4,000 lb (1.8 t) "cookie" was regarded as a particularly dangerous load to carry. Due to the airflow over the detonating pistols fitted in the nose, it would often explode even if dropped in a supposedly "safe" unarmed state. The safe height above ground for dropping the "cookie" was
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and did not have fins. By comparison the similar
American "4,000 pound LC Bomb AN-M56" bomb was aerodynamically designed as other US bombs were, with a sheet metal tailfin assembly and shaped nose and aft sections. When fitted with a conical "nose piece" and a drum tail, the 1,800 kg (2 short
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The larger 8,000 lb (3.6 t) bomb was constructed from two 4,000 lb (1.8 t) sections, of a larger 38 in (0.97 m) diameter, that fitted together with bolts. A 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) version was created by adding a third 4000 lb section and should not be confused
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developed a technique of dropping a 1,000lb MC bomb just before a 12,000lb HC bomb; the shock wave from the 1,000lb explosion fired the pistols on the 12,000lb bomb to give an "air burst"; this technique was used successfully in attacks including the
Michelin factory at Clermont-Ferrand in March
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in April 1941; carriage of the bomb required the bomb beam to be removed from the bomb bay and a slot cut in the bomb doors - the bomb protruded slightly through this and, on release, simply fell out through the hole. The bomb later became part of the standard bomb load of the RAF's heavy night
174:, termed "medium capacity'" (MC) by the RAF, contained 50% explosive by weight, the rest being made up of the fragmentation casing. Larger Blockbusters were made later in the war, from the original 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) version, up to 12,000 lb (5,400 kg).
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were the RAF's HC (high capacity) bombs. These bombs had especially thin casings that allowed them to contain approximately three-quarters of their weight in explosive, with a 4000 lb bomb (nominal weight) containing about 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of explosive
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could reach the building interiors. In contrast to the
American AN-M56 ordnance, the cylindrical "HC"-class British-design high capacity bombs were used only by the RAF and associated Commonwealth air forces, which were the only air forces with bombers with
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on 29 April 2001 and 25 April 2014. In 2001, defusing operations required the evacuation of 70,000 within a radius of 3 km (1.9 mi), while in 2014 defusing operations required the evacuation of 30,000 within a radius of 2.5 km (1.6 mi).
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as improvised blockbusters. Their fuse was triggered by the shock of landing, with the bomb exploding after a 17-second delay. As the bomb was not in a crater, the force of the blast would disperse laterally, causing extensive damage. The
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We were flying at 6,000 feet which was the minimum height to drop the 4,000 pounder. We dropped it in the middle of town , which gave the aircraft a hell of a belt, lifted it up and blew an escape hatch from out of the
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was originally a name coined by the press and referred to a bomb which had enough explosive power to destroy an entire street or large building through the effects of
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Containers, each filled with 4 lb (1.8 kg) incendiary bombs
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Actual weight 7,860 lb (3,570 kg) with charge to weight ratio of 68%. Filling was 'Amatex 9' or 'Torpex 2'. Bombs were produced from 1942 to 1945.
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tons) British "Blockbuster" bomb fell straight down. These bombs were designed for their blast effect, to cause damage to buildings, specifically to blow
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186:. The Mark IV bomb did not have the T-section beam and the Mark V and Mark VI bombs were versions manufactured in the United States.
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British HC 4000 bomb was discovered during construction work near the
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778:. Dover Books on Military History. Dover Publications. p. 166.
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atom bomb casings filled with nearly six short tons (5.4 t) of
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Large conventional bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force
1097:"WW2 'blockbuster' bomb to force evacuation of 70,000 in Frankfurt"
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On 20 March 2024, a MK IV Bomb was found in a construction site in
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in December 2011, exposing a 4,000-lb HC bomb in the riverbed near
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1037:"German city evacuated after discovery of unexploded RAF bomb"
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1007:"Vicenza si prepara al Bomba Day. Evacuazione per 30 mila"
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World War II: the Encyclopedia of the War Years, 1941-1945
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The first use of the 8,000 lb (3.6 t) HC was by
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A defused German parachute mine in Glasgow, 18 March 1941
915:"Work to defuse WWII bomb in Rhine near Koblenz begins"
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1460:RAF strategic bombing during the Second World War
559:. These types were used also during air raids on
1240:"So verlief die Bombenentschärfung in Paderborn"
2113:World War II aerial bombs of the United Kingdom
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105:was one of several of the largest conventional
541:on 14–15 November 1940 included the use of 50
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741:"Another Invention By Block-Buster Designer"
578:22,000 lb (10.0 t) Grand Slam bomb
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1067:"Liveticker zur Fliegerbombe in Augsburg"
1103:. Agence France-Presse. 31 August 2017.
573:12,000 lb (5.4 t) Tallboy bomb
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60:of all important aspects of the article.
1420:A 12,000lb HC blockbuster being dropped
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1126:Hannelore Crolly (2 September 2017) .
1013:(in Italian). Vicenza. 22 April 2014.
644:Ordnance Pamphlet 1665 (1946) pp.36–37
261:, whose aircraft would sometimes bomb
194:ground-penetrating "earthquake" bomb.
56:Please consider expanding the lead to
1905:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
1168:from the original on 4 September 2017
1077:from the original on 23 December 2016
1047:from the original on 26 December 2016
983:(in Italian). Vicenza. 5 April 2001.
957:from the original on 4 September 2017
953:. Associated Press. 3 November 2013.
753:from the original on 13 November 2016
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1900:Aerial defence of the United Kingdom
1138:from the original on 6 February 2019
927:from the original on 3 December 2011
141:Diagram of a 4,000-lb HC Mark I bomb
1565:Combined Bomber Offensive (1943–44)
1107:from the original on 31 August 2017
653:Ordnance Pamphlet 1665 (1946) pp.39
563:, especially on its harbour areas.
1921:Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
1269:Strocchia, Raffaele (3 May 2024).
1250:from the original on 11 April 2018
1198:from the original on 12 April 2018
1017:from the original on 26 April 2014
712:from the original on 21 April 2012
678:from the original on 21 April 2012
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1550:Area bombing of cities (1942–43)
1342:Dresden Tuesday 13 February 1945
1303:from the original on 19 May 2006
987:from the original on 15 May 2019
863:1956 Arms and Armour Press. p148
772:Polmar, N.; Allen, T.B. (2012).
438:Mark III: no side pistol pockets
253:bombers, as well as that of the
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1478:RAF strategic bombing 1942–1945
1164:(in German). 3 September 2017.
1073:(in German). 21 December 2016.
432:Mark I: first production design
48:may be too short to adequately
1373:. Constable.ca. Archived from
1162:Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
834:Boyd, David (1 January 2009).
58:provide an accessible overview
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1483:Area Bombing Directive (1942)
730:Air Publication AP1661B Vol I
702:"12,000lb High Capacity Bomb"
368:, Germany. It was defused on
1321:Montague Trout comment in a
836:"2,000lb High Capacity Bomb"
668:"8,000lb High Capacity Bomb"
328:Post-war unexploded ordnance
1493:Casablanca directive (1943)
1246:(in German). 9 April 2018.
1194:(in German). 3 April 2018.
1188:"Wohnen auf dem Pulverfass"
861:Bennett and the Pathfinders
441:Mark IV: no stiffening beam
435:Mark II: three nose pistols
220:Order of the British Empire
215:large enough to hold them.
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1570:Battle of Berlin (1943–44)
1514:Frederick "Prof" Lindemann
1383:British Explosive Ordnance
1560:Battle of the Ruhr (1943)
808:Vickers Wellington Manual
1884:Light Night Strike Force
447:Mark VI: U.S. production
259:Light Night Strike Force
1367:"English Bombs of WWII"
1328:3 February 2009 at the
810:. Haynes. p. 100.
444:Mark V: U.S. production
311:Jack Murray, pilot of "
1524:Sir Archibald Sinclair
1509:Arthur "Bomber" Harris
1488:Dehousing paper (1942)
893:. Haynes. p. 66.
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1555:U-boat pens (1943–44)
1545:Oil targets (1940-45)
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889:Murray, Iain (2011).
806:Murray, Iain (2012).
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1915:Defence of the Reich
1043:. Associated Press.
451:Filling was Amatol,
284:No. 128 Squadron RAF
125:in conjunction with
1818:Intruder operations
1632:("Dambusters" raid)
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553:of the German term
248:during a strike on
1935:Target for Tonight
1519:Sir Charles Portal
1473:Butt Report (1941)
1340:Taylor, Fredrick;
891:Dam Busters Manual
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