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Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. |
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Screamers
What was a screamer and when were they used ? I have a group order for 8 Group with the following:
'All aircraft carrying 1000 and 500 GP bombs will fit at least one bomb with 2 screamers' |
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Re: Screamers
From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: "Definition of screamer bomb
: a bomb that has an attachment emitting a penetrating whistle as the bomb falls and that is used to terrify the enemy" Regards, Leendert |
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Re: Screamers
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Re: Screamers
A reference to a RAF Group dropping screamers:
https://books.google.com/books?id=p1...eamers&f=false A photo of a German screamer bomb, RAF bombs were similar: http://legendsintheirowntime.com/LiT...pic_p008_W.png A war-time magazine. Page 4 shows a drawing of a German screamer bomb: https://rclibrary.co.uk/files_titles...et_1943_01.pdf The whole magazine/comic book is interesting. |
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