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Old 17th Sep 2017, 06:14
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Captain Dart
 
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Didn't the 'dam buster' Lancs have some sort of power unit to spin up the 'Highball' weapon before dropping? Apparently the aircraft vibrated severely with the thing spinning before the drop (just one more problem to add to the illuminated belly lights, terrain and flak).

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