ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945. - Vertical aerial photograph taken during the successful daylight attack by 15 Avro Lancasters of No. 617 Squadron RAF on the twin railway viaducts at Schildesche, Bielefeld. A 22,000-lb deep-penetration 'Grand Slam' bomb, dropped by the raid leader, Squadron Leader C C "Jock" Calder, explodes on the target shortly after pm. This was the first occasion in which a 'Grand Slam' was used against an enemy target, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 168

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