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Description: Operation CHASTISE: the attack on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams by No. 617 Squadron RAF on the night of 16/17 May 1943. A practice 10.000 lbs 'Upkeep' weapon attached to the bomb bay of Wing Commander Guy Gibson's Avro Type 464 (Provisioning) Lancaster, ED932/G 'AJ-G', at Manston, Kent, while conducting dropping trials off Reculver.
Title: Upkeep in Lancaster
Credit: National Archives (AIR 14/840) and IWM HU 69915
Author: unknown Official RAF photograph
Permission: Expired Crown Copyright
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License: Public domain
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