Model "Upkeep" bomb
Introduction
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Model "Upkeep" bomb
Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 17 Jun 2013
On display in the Reculver Visitors Centre, this 7/12th scale "bouncing bomb" is a replica of the type used on the Dam Busters' raid, 16/17 May 1943. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise
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Image Location
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51.377941
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1.196389