Tallboy Bomb

Tallboy Bomb (HM284B)

Location: Weybridge, England KT13 0NY Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 21.309', W 0° 27.867'

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'Tallboy' Bomb (1944/45)
Length 21ft (6.6m) Weight 12,000lb (5,443kg)

Designed by Barnes Wallis for Vickers-Armstrong of Brooklands during World War Two, the 12,000lb 'earthquake' bomb was used successfully against the German Tirpitz battleship and other important targets. About 1,000 Tallboys were manufactured with a special cast steel body and metal alloy tail section. Three different 'earthquake' bombs were designed and were initially known as Tallboy 'L', 'M', and 'S'. the 'L' design later became 'Grand Slam' which, at 22,000 lb (9,979kg) was the largest of Wallis' wartime weapons.
This particular 'Tallboy' was displayed for some years in a recreational park in Heathfield, East Sussex, before passing into private ownership. It was donated to Brooklands Museum in 1999.
( photo caption ) Damage caused to the E Boat pens at Boulogne (main) and damage to the rail tunnel at Saumer (above). Tallboy bombs were used in both raids.
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HM NumberHM284B
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Date Added Monday, June 4th, 2018 at 10:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 676544 N 5692372
Decimal Degrees51.35515000, -0.46445000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 21.309', W 0° 27.867'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 21' 18.54" N, 0° 27' 52.02" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5 Brooklands Dr, Weybridge England KT13 0NY, GB
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