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| Danger UXB! New map shows location of unexploded bombs from World War Two |
| 2008-07-15 |
| Jasper Copping, London Telegraph Up to one in ten bombs dropped by the German Luftwaffe failed to detonate leaving a deadly legacy which still lies under the nation's streets and fields. The new map will be used by builders to tell them the risks from unexploded bombs where they are working. Members of the public will also be able to access the map, which identifies 21,000 locations where there could be unexploded bombs. Experts have studied aerial photographs taken by the RAF after the war and maps created by insurance companies to assess the extent of the bombing damage. They have been able to pinpoint sites across the UK where unexploded munitions are most likely to be concealed. The cities with the highest number of sites are London, Plymouth, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham. . . . The online maps are available for all major cities and areas of the countryside where bombings took place. Unexploded German bombs are still unearthed across Britain, with relative frequency, in gardens, fields, allotments and building sites, where their sudden discovery can cause lengthy and expensive disruptions. . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #5 Remember that anything dropped or fired by Germany after about fall of 1940 stood a very good chance of being assembled or manufactured by occupied or slave labor. The contribution those souls made to Germany's defeat will never be fully appreciated. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2008-07-15 21:42 |
| #4 There are reportedly also still 00's, perhaps 000's, of unrecovered remains Britain of German, British, and Allied aircraft left in Britain [France/Channel?], espec near present and abandoned WW2 airfields and targets. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-15 18:18 |
| #3 Doubtless the nation's Mooselimbs will quickly set up excavations to recover materials to be used in future work accidents. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2008-07-15 17:23 |
| #2 As opposed to unexploded bombs now being assembled in flats and mosques across the country now? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-07-15 09:14 |
| #1 Up to one in ten bombs dropped by the German Luftwaffe failed to detonate Considerably worse than our cluster bomb reliability, wasn't it? |
| Posted by: Menhaden S 2008-07-15 07:49 |