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  • Short Summary

    Ten ton Tess bombs in action.

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    Bomber plane in the air. Air shots of bombs exploding - these are, according to paperwork 10 ton Tess bombs. Various air shots of the craters left by these bombs. More shots of the planes in sky, bombs exploding, smoke and craters on ground.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2111.05
    Media URN:
    63140
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:42:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:34:37:00 / 01:37:19:00
    Canister:
    UN 1014 A

Comments (1)

  1. bombdoc says

    This looks very much like the Bielefeld Viaduct which was attacked by 617 Sqn using the 10 ton Grand Slam bomb. The shape of the river pattern closely matches the image you can see today on Google Maps of the Johannisbach river north of Bielefeld.

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