Upkeep
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Upkeep was the codename for the British World War II bouncing bomb designed by Barnes Wallis and used by the RAF’s 617 Squadron in the 1943 Dambusters raid.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upkeep bomb | 4 |
| Upkeep canonical | 3 |
| Upkeep mine | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military weapon
ⓘ
World War II weapon ⓘ bouncing bomb ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | attacks on Ruhr dams ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Guy Gibson ⓘ |
| category |
aerial bombs of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
anti-dam weapons ⓘ bouncing bombs ⓘ |
| codenameFor | British World War II bouncing bomb ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | low-level night bombing ⓘ |
| designedBy | Barnes Wallis ⓘ |
| designerEmployer | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| designerOccupation | aeronautical engineer ⓘ |
| designFeature |
bouncing over water surface
ⓘ
hydrostatic fuzes ⓘ spinning cylindrical bomb body ⓘ |
| designGoal | breach large concrete dams ⓘ |
| developmentContext | British strategic bombing campaign ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | unguided ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Lancaster bomber
|
| launchPlatformVariant |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Lancaster B Mark III Special
|
| materialEffect |
damage to German industrial infrastructure
ⓘ
flooding of Ruhr valley ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
film The Dam Busters
|
| munitionType | special weapon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | British wartime codename convention ⓘ |
| notableFor | use in the Dambusters raid ⓘ |
| notableUnit | No. 617 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Bomber Command ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Eder Dam
ⓘ
Möhne Dam ⓘ Sorpe Dam ⓘ |
| primaryTargetType | dams ⓘ |
| propulsion | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| testCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Chesil Beach
ⓘ
Reculver, Kent ⓘ
surface form:
Reculver
|
| usedBy |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Dam Busters (book)
ⓘ
surface form:
Dambusters raid
Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstUse | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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Upkeep bomb
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Upkeep bomb
subject surface form:
Barnes Wallis
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Upkeep bomb
subject surface form:
Barnes Wallis
this entity surface form:
Upkeep bomb
this entity surface form:
Upkeep mine