Lancaster releasing Upkeep
by Gary Eason
Title
Lancaster releasing Upkeep
Artist
Gary Eason
Medium
Photograph - Digital Picture
Description
A Flight Artworks recreation of a trial of an Upkeep revolving depth charge designed by Barnes Wallis, dropped from a specially adapted Lancaster Mk B III, Type 464 (Provisioning). The store was released at 60ft, revolving backwards to bounce across the surface of the water before sinking, being detonated by a hydrostatic fuse. Hence the term "bouncing bomb".
Picture includes my extensive modifications to a standard Lanc that was originally photographed by Ronnie Macdonald (used with permission).
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January 22nd, 2013
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