Heavy bomber version of the bouncing bomb, was used to destroy the Mohne and Eder dams by Lancasters from the specially recruited and trained 617 Squadron, often known as the Dambusters, under Wing Commander Guy Gibson. In March and April 1945, as the war in Europe was ending, Lancasters dropped Grand Slams and Tallboys on U-boat pens and railway viaducts across north Germany. At Bielefeld more than of railway viaduct was destroyed by Grand Slams creating an earthquake effect, which shook the foundations. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a development of the Fortress, but a larger design with four Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone
Wing Commander (franchise) filming, starring several major Hollywood actors, including John Rhys-Davies, Mark Hamill, Thomas F. Wilson and Malcolm McDowell, as well as Christopher Walken, John Hurt, and Clive Owen in "". The "Wing Commander" game series began in 1990 with "Wing Commander". The newest addition to the series, "Wing Commander Arena", was released for the Xbox Live Arcade service on July 25, 2007. The player begins his tour of duty as a young space fighter pilot on the carrier the TCS "Tiger's Claw". (The player can set this character's name and callsign in the first games in the franchise. As of Wing