Information on 9 squadron Royal Air Force, 9 Squadron
was the squadron which bombed the Tirpitz at Tromso Norway. 9
squadron shown in Aviation
art prints of the Avro Lancaster Bomber of the Royal Air Force, published
by Cranston Fine Arts, the military print company.
Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West.
Working around the clock and in all weather conditions the ground crew knew from the size of the bombs they were loading, this was going to be a very special operation for the Lancaster crews of 9 Squadron. Brainchild of Barnes Wallis, the Tallboy bomb weighed in at an impressive 12,000lb. On this occasion in November 1944 the crews and aircraft are being readied for departure to Lossiemouth or Kinloss on route to sink the Tirpitz laying at anchor near Tromso in Norway.
Item Code : DHM2231
Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West. - Editions Available
Throughout four long years of war Allied air and naval forces endeavoured to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. The mighty warship was a constant threat to Allied shipping, even while lying at anchor in her lair among the fjords of Norway. Her very presence demanded constant attention and hampered all naval decision making till she was sunk at the end of 1944. Without so much as weighing anchor, Tirpitz could disrupt the north Atlantic convoys by tying up urgently needed escort vessels in readiness in case she made a run for the open sea. Churchill was exasperated and called upon RAF Bomber Command to make a decisive bid to finish her off once and for all. On November 12, 1944 Lancasters of Number 9 and 617 Squadrons set forth towards the Norwegian fjord of Tromso where Tirpitz lay at anchor surrounded by a web of protective submarine nets. Armed with the 12,000lb Tallboy bomb devised by Barnes Wallis, the Lancaster crews arrived in clear skies overhead the fjord to see the great bat.........
On 12th November 1944, the mighty Tirpitz was finally destroyed by a combined force of Lancasters from No 9 and No 617 Squadrons. LM220, an aircraft of 9 Sqn is shown here making its run toward the target at approximately 09.40 hours on that fateful day.
Item Code : B0310
Raid on the Tirpitz by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
AVRO LANCASTER The Lancaster had a crew of seven or eight, with a
maximum speed of 287 mph (Mks I,lll, and X). Maximum range of 2,500 miles and a ceiling of 22,000 feet.
ARMAMENT. two .303 browning machine guns in
nose turret, dorsal turret, and four tail turret. or two .50mm in
tail turret. payload of 18,000 lb of bombs, one 12,000 lb or 22,000 lb
bomb if modified.
DIMENSIONS. span 102 ft. length 69ft 4inches. and
height 20ft. 6inches. The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and
the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four
engines, The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started
operations in march 1942, By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56
Squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being the
no. 44 squadron.
Preparing for the Tirpitz by Philip West. Working around the clock and in all weather conditions the ground
crew knew from the size of the bombs they were loading, this was going
to be a very special operation for the Lancaster crews of 9
Squadron. Brainchild of Barnes Wallis, the 'Tallboy' bomb weighed
in at an impressive 12,000lbs. On this occasion in November 1944
the crews and aircraft are being readied for departure to Lossiemouth or
Kinloss on route to sink the "Tirpitz" laying at anchor near
Tromso in Norway.
