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) attempts to continue the "Privateer" franchise between 1995 and 2003, by either developing a sequel ("Privateer 3") or an online game ("Privateer" or "Wing Commander Online"). Only one of these was formally announced. The March 1998 issue o"f Computer Games Strategy Plus" featured a cover story on "Privateer 3". Origin announced that development of the game had been canceled shortly after the magazine was published. "Wing Commander: Strike Team" was a planned sequel to "Wing Commander: Secret Ops" which focused on multiplayer gameplay. The title was officially announced in an EAUK promotional publication but was canceled early in development. Several