Earthquake Bombs

[PR19_Kit]

You can almost hear the aircraft's sigh of relief in that pic. 

[Rheged]

You can almost hear the aircraft's sigh of relief in that pic. 

I remember reading somewhere (but I can't remember where) a description of a Lancaster releasing a Grand Slam viewed from an accompanying aircraft.  As the load came off the carrier aircraft, the wings were said to have flexed visibly. The quote " You could see the old dear flapping her wings in relief" sticks in my mind. I wonder by how many inches (feet???) the wingtips were deflected when carrying  a Grand Slam load?

[KJ_Lesnick]

Well it lost 22,000 pounds which is a significant portion of the normal weight of a Lancaster

[kitnut617]

My Dad (who served in 617 Sqn. when they were using these bombs) told me he talked to a rear gunner one time after they had got back from a mission about what happens when the bomb is released. The gunner said it was like suddenly going upwards in an express elevator (lift) and he had a hard time keeping his lunch down.