RAF Drops Grand Slam Bomb for First Time on Bielefeld Viaduct, March 14, 1945
The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany.
Date: March 14, 1945
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