Lancaster B Mark I bomber of No. 101 Squadron RAF (Warrant Officer R. B. Tibbs) dropping up to 108 30-lb 'J' incendiary bombs over Duisburg, Germany during Operation Hurricane, 14 Oct 1944

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Caption     Lancaster B Mark I bomber of No. 101 Squadron RAF (Warrant Officer R. B. Tibbs) dropping up to 108 30-lb 'J' incendiary bombs over Duisburg, Germany during Operation Hurricane, 14 Oct 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Duisburg, Essen, Germany
Date 14 Oct 1944
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
15 Feb 2011 03:22:29 PM

hi ,cool pic , i,m neighbours with the bomb aimer off this lanc .
2. klaus staerker says:
11 Jan 2015 11:19:04 PM

October 14, 1944 was a small taste of hell for me. I was eight. Our house got hit by an incendiary bomb. At age twenty-one, I came to live in the USA. I realized the reasons for the war and got rid of all animosities.

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