Image: Lancaster area bombing load IWM CH 18371

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Description: IWM caption : The bomb load most commonly used for area bombing raids (Bomber Command executive codeword 'Usual') in the bomb bay of an Avro Lancaster of No. 57 Squadron RAF at Scampton Lincolnshire. 'Usual' consisted of a 4,000 impact-fused HC bomb ('cookie'), and 12 Small Bomb Containers (SBCs) each loaded with incendiaries, in this case, 236 x 4-lb incendiary sticks.
Title: Lancaster area bombing load IWM CH 18371
Credit: This is photograph CH 18371 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Clarke (Plt Off), Royal Air Force official photographer
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1972; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1972. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
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