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18th Nov 2010, 16:49

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Tallboy Bomb

The Tallboy had to withstand an impact velocity, if dropped from its optimum height of 18000 feet, of 750 mph after falling for 37 seconds .

Reference Dambusters by Wood, Lee and Watchel.

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