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No. 618 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, intended to carry off a variation of the Barnes Wallis-designed bouncing bomb code-named "Highball". Due to various circumstances the "Highball" weapon was never used and the squadron disbanded at the end of the war.

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  • No. 618 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, intended to carry off a variation of the Barnes Wallis-designed bouncing bomb code-named "Highball". Due to various circumstances the "Highball" weapon was never used and the squadron disbanded at the end of the war. (en)
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  • 1943-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Fairey Barracuda (en)
  • Single-engined torpedo bomber-dive bomber (en)
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  • Mosquito B Mark IV development aircraft, DK290/G of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment based at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, in flight following modification to its deepened bomb bay to accommodate two "Highball" weapons for trials, March 1943 (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • No. 618 Squadron RAF (en)
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  • No. 618 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, intended to carry off a variation of the Barnes Wallis-designed bouncing bomb code-named "Highball". Due to various circumstances the "Highball" weapon was never used and the squadron disbanded at the end of the war. (en)
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  • No. 618 Squadron RAF (en)
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  • No. 618 Squadron RAF (en)
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