A bomb disposal team has detonated an American bomb left over from World War II found in the German city of Munich.
The detonation happened shortly before 22:00 local time (20:00 GMT) in the Schwabing district and was heard across the city, local media report. Yeah I can attest to it.
There are reports that sparks from the explosion caused the roofs of some neighbouring buildings to catch fire. Here's a video of the explosion, a 550lb (250kg) device dropped by the Americans. This bomb was hidden for decade under a (now closed and demolished) very popular bar called Schwabinger 7. I knew it well. Munich bomb detonation Continued on Page 47
Posted by: European Conservative ||
08/29/2012 00:10 ||
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The must mean a 500 lb general purpose bomb (225 Kg). We did not make a 550 lb bomb in WW2.
Posted by: Frozen Al ||
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"Aerial bomb" is a literal translation of "Fliegerbombe" (hidden since 1945, of course).
It was a mean one, meant to detonate hours or even days after the attack. Given the density of population in that area, it might well have killed hundreds. We were lucky. People have been dancing on that bomb for decades. It was located one meter under the surface.
Posted by: European Conservative ||
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It was reported to be a 250kg bomb
Posted by: European Conservative ||
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A 1.5-tonne mortar bomb probably fired by Nazi forces was also safely removed from the Polish capital, Warsaw.
From AH 9418's link. Is there a bomb amnesty program running?
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