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Title: Name these:
Post by: Vector on May 20, 2002, 12:00:27 PM

As for coming bomber boom, what are these?

(http://www.kolumbus.fi/cool/bomb_1.jpg)

(http://www.kolumbus.fi/cool/bomb_2.jpg)

:)

Title: Name these:
Post by: Wmaker on May 20, 2002, 12:10:21 PM

upper, looks like British 250lb GP/HE bomb

lower, Grandslam

Title: Name these:
Post by: Vector on May 20, 2002, 12:45:34 PM

From first picture, it's an english bomb, but not 250lb. How on earth did you figure out it's english!?! From the haircut of the guy? :D

Second is right, it's 22.000 lb (!!) Grand Slam. 41 were dropped by the Lancasters.

Title: Name these:
Post by: Tac on May 20, 2002, 01:08:47 PM

i'd be toejamting my pants just being near those things.

Title: Name these:
Post by: Wmaker on May 20, 2002, 02:51:43 PM

Actually, guy's trousers gave it away. :D

Seriously, ring around those balancers and that pointed nose/detonator...differs pretty much when you compare it to US GP bombs for example.

Title: Name these:
Post by: superpug1 on May 20, 2002, 04:32:20 PM

uh the stuff on top is some german 200kg eggs:confused:

Title: Name these:
Post by: Vector on May 21, 2002, 01:13:08 PM

They are British 1000lbs bombs. 217.640 were dropped between 1942 and 1945.
I was amazed to see how big bomb it was! It doesn't feel like a big one in AH lancaster's belly :)