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A photograph of an Avro Lancaster bomber loaded with a 'bouncing bomb' used on the 'Dam Buster' raid. Also known as Operation Chastise, the raid of May 1943 aimed to destroy several Ruhr Valley dams. (National Archives, London)
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Original image by Unknown RAF Photographer. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 05 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Photographer, U. R. (2024, March 05). Lancaster with Bouncing Bomb. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18653/lancaster-with-bouncing-bomb/
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Photographer, Unknown RAF. "Lancaster with Bouncing Bomb." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 05, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18653/lancaster-with-bouncing-bomb/.
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Photographer, Unknown RAF. "Lancaster with Bouncing Bomb." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Mar 2024. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
