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Re: Bomber Command failure at Urft Dam.

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Originally Posted by tcolvin View Post
A final question.
And as I wrote earlier, H2SMkIII would seem a natural bomb sight for use on dams, but the 617 ORB does not mention its use.
Any insight into these matters, anyone?
Tony
Possibly the physical constraint of fitting an H2S radome to the belly of an aircraft carrying a Tallboy — would there be room for both, or would the presence of several tons of steel right in front of the radome interfere with the radar, perhaps?
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