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The T-12 was a further development of the concept initiated with the United Kingdom's Tallboy and Grand Slam weapons developed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis during the Second World War: a hardened, highly aerodynamic bomb of the greatest possible weight designed to be dropped from the highest possible altitude. Penetrating ...
The Bielefeld viaduct was only closed for brief periods by 54 raids dropping 3,500 tons; but in its first use on 14 March 1945 the "Grand Slam" destroyed whole sections of the viaduct. After World War II, the United States developed the 43,000-pound (20,000 kg) T12 demolition bomb, which was designed to create an earthquake effect.
Grand Slam bomb (World War II British, "earthquake" bomb) T-12 Cloud Maker (44,000 lb U.S. development of the Grand Slam bomb) Butterfly bomb; Blue Rosette (UK strategic nuclear bomb for a supersonic bomber) Red Beard (nuclear weapon) (UK tactical nuclear bomb) Violet Club (UK emergency capability strategic nuclear bomb)
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Grand Slam McMuffin Molly's Rise and Shine- New Orleans, LA. I'll kick things off with my pick: the Grand Slam McMuffin from Molly's Rise and Shine. The english muffin, made in house by their ...
Djokovic, whose 24 Grand Slam titles are the most of anyone in history, won his first Olympic gold medal at this summer’s Paris Games. Related: Novak Djokovic Sobs in Stands with His Kids and ...
Once the tail section was connected, the Grand Slam was 25.5 ft (7.8 m) long, 3.10 ft (0.94 m) at its widest diameter and weighed 22,400 lb (10,200 kg). [9] As with the Tallboy, the fins of the Grand Slam were angled and generated a stabilising spin and the Grand Slam had a charge-to-weight ratio of 43 per cent. [ 10 ]
Target indicators falling over Berlin during a raid on the city. Target indicators, also known as target markers or TI's for short, were flares used by the RAF's Bomber Command during World War II.