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German WW2 bomb leaves giant crater in field
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:16 am
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:16 am
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The blast, at 03:52 (01:52 GMT) on Sunday, startled residents near the central German town of Limburg, leaving a crater 10m (33ft) wide and four metres deep in a field.
A photo taken by a drone later revealed the impact of the night-time explosion.
Initially police said "no definitive indication" had been found of a suspected unexploded bomb.
But, on close inspection of the corn field in Ahlbach, bomb disposal experts decided it was "with almost absolute certainty" a World War Two bomb. They believed it was a 250kg (550lb) bomb dropped by a plane.
The blast, at 03:52 (01:52 GMT) on Sunday, startled residents near the central German town of Limburg, leaving a crater 10m (33ft) wide and four metres deep in a field.
A photo taken by a drone later revealed the impact of the night-time explosion.
Initially police said "no definitive indication" had been found of a suspected unexploded bomb.
But, on close inspection of the corn field in Ahlbach, bomb disposal experts decided it was "with almost absolute certainty" a World War Two bomb. They believed it was a 250kg (550lb) bomb dropped by a plane.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 11:17 am
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Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:18 am to DavidTheGnome
Pretty big cornhole
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:19 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:19 am to DavidTheGnome
How'd you like to be driving a tractor over that when it went off?
So much unexploded ordinance all over Europe it's not funny, and to think this happens every so often has to be a bit scary for the residents.
So much unexploded ordinance all over Europe it's not funny, and to think this happens every so often has to be a bit scary for the residents.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:21 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:22 am to gumbo2176
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So much unexploded ordinance all over Europe it's not funny, and to think this happens every so often has to be a bit scary for the residents.
It's Germany. They deserve to be reminded of what happens when Daddy has to cross the Atlantic
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:23 am to DavidTheGnome
550 lbs. of freedom right there.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:23 am to DavidTheGnome
Looks kinda like a nipple in that pic. NSFW
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:23 am to DavidTheGnome
Just wait until the other 6 go off.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:24 am to DavidTheGnome
I used to live in Germany. That could have been me.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:25 am to DavidTheGnome
How does a bomb dropped from a plane sit there in a field for 75 years undetected and just now explode?
ETA: I didn't realize the fuse would fully decompose over 75 years.
ETA: I didn't realize the fuse would fully decompose over 75 years.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 11:31 am
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:28 am to DavidTheGnome
I was listening to an underwater EOD guy on a podcast the other day and he said german mines are usually still active and in good mechanical condition because of how well engineered and made they were. I would think the same would apply to their bombs.
edit: just read the title, german bomb
edit: just read the title, german bomb
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:52 am to DavidTheGnome
The scarier part is this.... Think how many times that bomb has been tilled over with farm equipment.
Farmer is really lucky that didn't happen while he was disturbing it with a planter or tiller.
Farmer is really lucky that didn't happen while he was disturbing it with a planter or tiller.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:06 pm to DavidTheGnome
There is something like 275,000 unexploded WW2 bombs in the ground in Germany.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:08 pm to DavidTheGnome
Guess they should of not started those wars
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:09 pm to F73ME
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The scarier part is this.... Think how many times that bomb has been tilled over with farm equipment.
I was about to say this. Look at his tire rut marks, ole boy drove right over that thing.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:10 pm to DavidTheGnome
The farmer did nazi that coming.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:10 pm to DavidTheGnome
Somehow I doubt it was German...
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:12 pm to celltech1981
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I was listening to an underwater EOD guy on a podcast the other day and he said german mines are usually still active and in good mechanical condition because of how well engineered and made they were. I would think the same would apply to their bombs.
Why would that be a German bomb? More like an American/allied one
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:15 pm to F73ME
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Think how many times that bomb has been tilled over with farm equipment.
I bet he and the other farmers in the area are going to be a little nervous the next time they plow their fields.
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