VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 3437
  • Other titles: ROTHESAY MATERIAL [Alternative Title] MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Tests of the "Highball" and "Upkeep" bouncing bombs.
  • Description: Vickers Highball (23/4/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb. Vickers Highball (7/5/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. Vickers Upkeep & Highball (2/5/1943) As above but fall short of beach. Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. 1 Upkeep (16/5/1943) 2-engined aircraft drops bomb on sea. 2 Mos. (16/5/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. 2 Upkeep (16/5/1943) As Upkeep 1.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-04-23
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 706 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: "Upkeep" was code name for bouncing bomb tested on 11 and 13 May 1943 and used following week on Dambuster Raid by RAF 617 Squadron against Ruhr dams (Operation Chastise, 16 May 1943)
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MTE 3437

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ADM 1105 (TRIALS OF ROYAL NAVY VERSION OF THE 'HIGHBALL' BOUNCING BOMB [Allocated Title])
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