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Title: Identify this event
Post by: -ammo- on March 08, 2003, 01:36:38 AM

This High order detonation was one of the absolute largest in the history of the continental U.S.  It has been specualated that it was the second largest explosion only behind the 194'ish shipboard detonation that happened in California.  I wish I could give you some scale to the photo. Those structures are over a 150' long, 25' high, and 30' wide at the door.  It shouldn't be hard to figure out what the structures are or what the facility is used for.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: Pongo on March 08, 2003, 02:16:58 AM

looks like homer simpson cheering.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: Arlo on March 08, 2003, 02:35:30 AM

First annual FDB fart lighting contest.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: devious on March 08, 2003, 04:41:44 AM

LOL !

"Hold mah beer..."

Title: Identify this event
Post by: Jester on March 08, 2003, 05:21:51 AM

Ammunition Explosion at Texas City, Texas.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: -ammo- on March 08, 2003, 08:02:36 AM

Andi, you are close. However you have the location wrong (even though I think you might be talking about the same event.

Here is an igloo that is approximately half the size of the ones pictured above.

http://www.ghostbase.org/bentwaters/bw231.jpg

Title: Identify this event
Post by: frank3 on March 08, 2003, 08:05:04 AM

Defeat of Japan/Hiroshima :D


just jokin, haven't got a clue

Title: Identify this event
Post by: buzkill on March 08, 2003, 09:58:16 AM

was that the factory close to Vagas that made solid rocket fuel?

Title: Identify this event
Post by: Suave on March 08, 2003, 10:29:00 AM

Hostile Shores frame 4 ?

Title: Identify this event
Post by: superpug1 on March 08, 2003, 02:33:46 PM

It looks like a BLU-82 exploding on top of hundreds of hi explosives.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: john9001 on March 08, 2003, 03:44:42 PM

galveston , texas

Title: Identify this event
Post by: -ammo- on March 08, 2003, 11:43:20 PM

It was actually in San Antonio in Nov 1961.  The blast was so powerfull it sent the 5 ton steel door 6 miles to loop 1604.  In my old career field, this incident is a big safety poster and a reality check:)

Title: Identify this event
Post by: M.C.202 on March 09, 2003, 01:54:25 PM

You would love the dumps here in Northern Nevada. I remember sitting on 16" liners for BB's outside the offices of one. Hawthorne, the big one near Walker Lake, south of Reno. And there is Herlong (sp), stuff for Fallon NAS...

Title: Identify this event
Post by: Sancho on March 09, 2003, 10:05:01 PM

I can see your house from there.

Title: Texas City explosion
Post by: DiabloTX on March 09, 2003, 11:45:59 PM

Actually, the explosion in Texas City in 1947 was ammonium nitrate and not ammunition.  Pieces of the ship from the first explosion were found over ten miles away.  Fire departments from Houston had to be called in (Texas City is about 30 - 35 miles south of Houston).

Title: Identify this event
Post by: -ammo- on March 09, 2003, 11:59:25 PM

Yea, I live about 2 miles from where the explosion took place.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: ergRTC on March 10, 2003, 10:44:38 AM

You guys ever hear about that liberty tanker that blew up in texas hauling all that fertilizer?  560 killed thousands injured.  Town pretty much leveled by a ship in the harbor.

Title: Identify this event
Post by: DiabloTX on March 10, 2003, 03:08:12 PM

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Originally posted by -ammo-
Yea, I live about 2 miles from where the explosion took place.

Hehehehe, ammo, I didn't know San Antonio had moved that close to Texas City!  LOL!!! !!

Title: Identify this event
Post by: -ammo- on March 10, 2003, 04:57:42 PM

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Hehehehe, ammo, I didn't know San Antonio had moved that close to Texas City!  LOL!!! !!

Actually, there were two events. The one in the photo in the original post was of Medina AFB at the time of the explosion.  It was taken by a private pilot that happened to have his camera.  Can you imagine how that shockwave must have shook that airplane?

Title: Identify this event
Post by: medicboy on March 14, 2003, 02:49:19 PM

mc202,
            I live about 25 miles from Herlong, grew up watching them shoot off their 10k lbs demo pits, rattled the windows of my parents about 20 miles away.  Remember in the late 70's when that daisy cutter went off in its igloo?  Broke a few windows around the valley.


BTW used to work for REMSA in '99' as a paramedic.


Bob

Title: Identify this event
Post by: M.C.202 on March 14, 2003, 08:19:40 PM

medicboy   said:
I live about 25 miles from Herlong, grew up watching them shoot off their 10k lbs demo pits, rattled the windows of my parents about 20 miles away. Remember in the late 70's when that daisy cutter went off in its igloo? Broke a few windows around the valley.

That and the boxes that fell off a truck that were turned in by locals, C-5's said to be landing at night during one of the mid-east brew-ups, rumors of ...non-standard ways to "render inert"...
The fun of governmental disposal of old toys.
Then there was the post WWII explosives salvage plant in Sparks, they would dig the explosives out of naval mines to re-use. Some kids brought a five pound lump (RDX?) home from where the plant used to be...