A remarkable bridge on the trunk line is the viaduct in the bielefeld suburb of schildesche. The viaduct had been peppered with 3500 tons of smaller bombs before a single 10 ton grand slam did the business. The viaduct is both functionally and etymologically related to the aqueduct. Home the destruction of the bielefeld viaduct ww 2s first use of the grand slam bomb march 14th 1945.
One of these plans in philadelphia has been in the. Sarah sundin blog ww ii history historical fiction. Bielefeld railway viaduct bombed by raf 14 march 1945. Founded in 1214 by count hermann iv of ravensberg to guard a pass crossing the teutoburg forest, bielefeld was the city of linen as a minor member of the hanseatic league, known for bleachfields into the 19th century. It is a major axis for long distance passenger and freight trains between the ruhr and the north and east of germany. Exploring the citys abandoned and underground spaces. Posted on 02122018 by vintage everyday posted in 1930s, architecture, bielefeld, black and white, germany, houses, life, people, photography, retro, street, vintage related where is. The market began in 1907 with several farmers carts.
He was the most prolific inventor of armaments of the period and his tallboy and grand slam earthquake bombs helped to destroy such highprofile targets as the bielefeld viaduct and led to the eventual sinking of the battleship tirpitz. It was built by contractor lucas and aird and completed in 1878 and is now a grade ii listed building the welland viaduct is on the oakham to kettering line between corby and manton junction, where it joins the leicester to. The haycraftqueen definitive library of detectivecrimemystery fiction, two centuries of cornerstones 17481948. Bielefeld viaduct war and security history of war and. Viaduct history of bridges tunnels and bridges history. The definitive visual history from blitzkrieg to the atom. Another grand slam hit the side of the bridge and two dropped slightly short.
The first grand slam was tested at the ashley range in the new forest, on march 1945 and left a hole deep with a diameter of. Cool and unusual things to do in bielefeld atlas obscura. Grand slam bomb wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. I would certainly recommend this excellent service for. Uncovering seattles stories through archaeological exploration. Posts about bielefeld viaduct written by martin gibson. The altenbeken viaduct is a 482 metres 1,581 ft long and up to 35 metres 115 ft high double. An operational history of barnes wallis bombs kindle edition. On september 30th 1944, the centre of bielefeld was completely destroyed by 257 b17s dropping 596 tons of bombs. His bombs were only eclipsed in destructive power by the atom bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in august 1945. Even the usaaf took great effort in bombing that nonexisting town.
History the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. Contains public sector information licensed under the open government licence v3. The bridge still stands today and i regret not taking a photgraph during my time in bielefeld. It is the highest point on the london underground above ground level, reaching nearly 60 feet 18 m. Ten tonner video of a grand slam being dropped on the bielefeld viaduct. The first wartime use of the grand slam bomb came on 14 march 1945 when no.
The grand slam bomb, dropped from a height of 11,965 ft, left a crater 120 feet wide and 35 feet deep, and destroyed more than 100 yards of the viaduct. One of the seminal works of the genre, the viaduct murder was first published in 1925. This, stephen flowers first book, is the definitive history of barnes wallis bombs. During 1945, allied war planners considered it to be one of the most important lengths of railway in germany and an. Site of the successful use of grand slam bomb by 617 squadron, the dam busters. After taking three years to build, the dualtracked bridge. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. On march 14, 1945, the grand slam made its combat debut when it was dropped from about 12,000 feet with the target being the schildesche viaduct near bielefeld, germany. This mission included several grand slam bombs and some tall boys thrown in for good measure. The bomb penetrated deep underground before detonating. Aerial shots of 22000 lb bombs bursting on bielefeld viaduct. The truss bridge, which was constructed from wrought iron and cast iron not stone or brick arches, was built under the direction of the lswrs chief engineer, wr galbraith. The reconstruction of the viaduct took into account the historical shape of the bridge, such that.
Over 700 years of history was obliterated in less than 30 minutes and over 600 inhabitants were killed. It carries the london undergrounds northern line from mill hill east station to finchley central station. Overview of manchesters castlefeild viaducts history essay. On march 1945 it was used for a test drop of the 22,000 pound grand slam bomb, the largest bomb dropped until the first atom bomb. The first successful grand slam operation was flown the next day. The original viaduct was completed in 1847 was double track with 28 spans and in 1917 a largely identical viaduct was built next to it. Being described as one of the greatest engineering endeavors of all times, the millau viaduct proudly continues the rich history of viaducts from roman times to present day. The goal is to create a unique fleet that will take advantage of the residents and visitors of the philadelphia area. It is the part of the trunk line built by the cologneminden railway company german, old spelling. The grand slam was a larger version of the tallboy bomb and closer to the size that its inventor, barnes wallis, had originally envisaged when he developed the idea of an earthquake bomb. It was selected by howard haycraft to be included in the ultimate mystery list. The first time the ten tonners were used was on 14th march against the viaduct at bielefeld.
The hammminden railway is an important and historically significant railway in germany. British pathe also represents the reuters historical collection, which includes. We support collections by selling highquality print reproductions, image licences, gifts and art books. The pike place market has been called the heart of seattle. The definitive visual history from blitzkrieg to the atom bomb revised by dk isbn. Housewives flocked to buy directly from farmers to escape the markups added by wholesalers at the commission houses on western avenue. The time being 1648 hrs, 14 march 1945, the heroes being 617 squadron. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In the latest book diaries blog, mark lardas gets some muchneeded help from a local expert 4,700 miles away.
The bomb, medium capacity, 22,000 lb grand slam was a 22,000 lb 10 t earthquake bomb. They just closed a competition in which anybody could send in proof that bielefeld actually does not exist. Bielefeld was part of the kingdom of westphalia when it was created in 1807. The purpose of a viaduct is to carry a road or railway over water, a valley, or another road. Thanks to the fi lm and book of the dam busters, he is still a household name. Bielefeld to geneva 10 ways to travel via train, bus. This picture shows the gap blown in the bielefeld railway viaduct by one grand slam and several tallboy bombs dropped by lancasters of no. On the viaducts south side is the highlevel iron truss girder viaduct of 1877 built for the cheshire lines committee by the midland railway. Home book shop wars battles biographies timeline weapons blog full index subjects concepts. G i j l m t i know its easy to come up with them, but my teachers more unique the information better the grade so please nothing like j for jewish or jehovahs witnesses or like i for italy, those are. This page was last edited on 1 january 2018, at 16. There are 10 ways to get from bielefeld to geneva by train, bus, car or plane. It is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in the united kingdom.
Ten ton tess 1945 a new massive bombs ten ton tess used for raid on bielefeld viaduct, germany. Discover hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in bielefeld, germany from bielefeld conspiracy to bielefeld viaduct. The first railroad to have passenger service from philadelphia was the philadelphia, germantown and norristown railroad, which in 1832, started service between 9th. There is a very important viaduct in bielefeld that was attacked a couple of times due to its importance. Meldon viaduct carried the london and south western railway lswr across the west okement river at meldon near okehampton on dartmoor in devon, south west england. Bielefeld to copenhagen 9 ways to travel via train. The giant bomb did its job, and the viaduct was destroyed. Reading viaduct, rendering by bryan hanes back in december, we shared a list of 10 plans for elevated high line parks around the world. Viaduct, type of long bridge or series of bridges, usually supported by a series of arches or on spans between tall towers.
Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. The art uk shop raises revenues for the museums, galleries, charities and trusts that care for the nations art. These large streamlined bombs were designed by barnes wallis with this sort of target in mind they created miniearthquakes that caused the. Renderings of the reading viaduct, a high line park for. First use of a grand slam bomb 14 march 1945 british. World war 21954 old print antique print vintage print printed prints of germany. Journey back in time to learn about the structures past. Aamof i have just finished reading paul brickhills dam busters again and the last 3 chapters are full of the accuracy of 617s latter day attacks on tirpitz, bielefeld viaduct, dortmund ems canal, the rocket sites, uboat pens and the german battleship lutzow.
Although the viaduct was not the main target, several bombs dropped in the nearby area. The dollis brook viaduct, also known as the dollis road viaduct, dollis viaduct or mill hill viaduct, is a railway viaduct to the west of finchley, north london, united kingdom. The original viaduct was built in 1847 and the second one alongside it in 1917. The viaduct readership project is dedicated to the preservation and reparation of public green areas.
Archaeologists are investigating a concrete structure at the ashley walk bombing range in the new forest in the south of england. Ww2 abc book created for project, help yahoo answers. Viaduct park cleveland metroparks bedford, ohio municipal parks and plazas on. Viaduct harbour is a vibrant community on aucklands waterfront, including a marina, long and shortterm accommodation, and stunning restaurants and bars. Question about tallboygrand slam bombs page 3 pprune. S hute, s olsberry, in the viaduct has had three owners. Rafs new tenton bomb 1945 royal air force uses 22,000 pound earthquake bomb to destroy the bielefeld viaduct. The market expanded to include more than a dozen buildings and thrived until the 1940s.
The lancasters also blasted coastal batteries in the frisian islands. Bielefeld viaduct bielefeld, germany atlas obscura. The bomb, medium capacity, 22,000 lb grand slam was a 22,000 lb 9,979 kg earthquake bomb used by raf bomber command against german targets during the second world war. The first was the indianapolissouthern rr, which was incorporated sept. From the solid brick warehouses of pioneer square to the groovy lines of the seattle center. With a population of 341,730, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region regierungsbezirk of detmold and the 18th largest city in germany. There are 9 ways to get from bielefeld to copenhagen by train, plane, bus or car. These large streamlined bombs were designed by barnes wallis with this sort of target in mind they created miniearthquakes that caused the viaduct to collapse.
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