Grand Slam

The Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb 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 bomb was similar to a large version of the Tallboy bomb but a new design and closer to the size that its inventor, Barnes Wallis, had envisaged when he developed the idea of an earthquake bomb. It was the largest and most powerful conventional aerial bomb used by either side during the war.

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Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb
42 produced, 
earthquake bomb, Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Air Force, Vickers, United Kingdom, 

earthquake bomb, 

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Allied Victory Parade in London, 1946 H42792

U-Boat Pen Grand Slammed

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH15856

A Grand Slam bomb being handled in Lincolnshire

Bremen-Farge, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2607

Grand slam bomb

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

Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery (19456323542)

Grand Slam bomb exploding near Arnsberg viaduct 1945

A 22,000lb 'Grand Slam' falls away from an Avro Lancaster of No. 617 Squadron RAF during an attack on the viaduct at Arnsberg, Germany, 19 March 1945. CH15374

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Bulletpicker page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Allied Victory Parade in London, 1946 H42792		Commons
commons	image		U-Boat Pen Grand Slammed		Commons
commons	image		Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH15856		Commons
commons	image		A Grand Slam bomb being handled in Lincolnshire		Commons
commons	image		Bremen-Farge, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2607		Commons
commons	image		Grand slam bomb		Commons
commons	image		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		Commons
commons	image		Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery (19456323542)		Commons
commons	image		Grand Slam bomb exploding near Arnsberg viaduct 1945		Commons
commons	image		A 22,000lb 'Grand Slam' falls away from an Avro Lancaster of No. 617 Squadron RAF during an attack on the viaduct at Arnsberg, Germany, 19 March 1945. CH15374		Commons