File:Lancaster area bombing load IWM CH 18371.jpg
Summary
IWM caption : The bomb load most commonly used for area bombing raids (Bomber Command executive codeword 'Usual') in the bomb bay of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" class="extiw" title="en:Avro Lancaster">Avro Lancaster</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._57_Squadron_RAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 57 Squadron RAF">No. 57 Squadron RAF</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Scampton" class="extiw" title="en:RAF Scampton">Scampton</a> Lincolnshire. 'Usual' consisted of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb" class="extiw" title="en:Blockbuster bomb">4,000 impact-fused HC bomb ('cookie')</a>, and 12 Small Bomb Containers (SBCs) each loaded with incendiaries, in this case, 236 x 4-lb incendiary sticks.
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| current | 13:23, 6 January 2017 | | 800 × 659 (85 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | IWM caption : The bomb load most commonly used for area bombing raids (Bomber Command executive codeword 'Usual') in the bomb bay of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" class="extiw" title="en:Avro Lancaster">Avro Lancaster</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._57_Squadron_RAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 57 Squadron RAF">No. 57 Squadron RAF</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Scampton" class="extiw" title="en:RAF Scampton">Scampton</a> Lincolnshire. 'Usual' consisted of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb" class="extiw" title="en:Blockbuster bomb">4,000 impact-fused HC bomb ('cookie')</a>, and 12 Small Bomb Containers (SBCs) each loaded with incendiaries, in this case, 236 x 4-lb incendiary sticks. |
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