File:Avro Lancaster B Mk I (Special) of No. 617 Squadron, loaded with a 'Grand Slam' 22,000-lb deep-penetration bomb, running up its engines at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, 1944. MH4263.jpg

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English: Avro Lancaster B Mk I (Special) of No. 617 Squadron, loaded with a 'Grand Slam' 22,000-lb deep-penetration bomb, running up its engines at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, 1944.
An Avro Lancaster B Mark 1 (Special) of No. 617 Squadron RAF, loaded with a 22,000-lb MC deep-penetration bomb (Bomber Command executive code word 'Grand Slam'), running an engine test in its dispersal at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.
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This photograph MH 4263 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Royal Air Force official photographer
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Ministry of Information Second World War Censorship Bureau Library of Press Photographs- Classified Print Collection
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  • Associated history pages
    The Avro Lancaster
  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Air Force, 617 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, North West Europe, Second World War, RAF Precision Raids, Germany, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Operations
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