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The Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb (Grand Slam) was a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against German targets towards the end of the Second World War. The bomb was originally called Tallboy Large until the term Tallboy got into the press and the code name was replaced by "Grand Slam".
The final T-12 weighed 43,600 lb (19,800 kg). This was twice the size of the United States' previous largest bomb, the 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) M110 (T-14), the American-built version of the British Grand Slam. The T-12 was not a simple scale up of the M110, but incorporated modifications based on testing and calculations.
Bombing of Berlin in World War II; in the first four months of the RAF campaign, the RAF lost around 1,000 aircraft; the USAAF joined the Berlin campaign from March 1944, with Mustang fighter support; the Luftwaffe fighter pilots were deeply alarmed by the numbers of the Mustangs; on 6 March 1944, the first large US raid drops 1600 tons of bombs from 600 bombers, with around 160 of the 800 ...
BBC Sport looks at the statistics behind Rafael Nadal's success as the 22-time Grand Slam champion prepares for his final tournament.
Avro Lancaster B.I (Special) of No. 617 Squadron, loaded with a 'Grand Slam' 22,000lb deep-penetration bomb, running up its engines at RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, during 1944. An Avro Lincoln B.2
The viaducts were attacked by 617 and 9 squadrons with Tallboys and the first Grand Slams. The Arnsberg viaduct withstood the attack but 100 m (330 ft) of the Bielefeld viaduct collapsed through the 'earthquake effect' of the Grand Slams and Tallboys. [33] 15 March 1945 – Arnsberg viaduct Arnsberg viaduct was attacked again by 9 Squadron.
Final: Beat Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 What He Did: Pulled even with rival Federer at 20 Slam titles. A look at Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles as he retires after losing in the Davis Cup ...
His last pair of major titles arrived in 2022, at Melbourne and Paris, pushing him ahead of Federer, who held the men’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles when he announced his retirement at age 41. Federer bid adieu in late 2022 by teaming with Nadal in a doubles match at the Laver Cup.