WWII parachute mine found in Helford River is detonated
WWII parachute mine found in Helford River is
detonated
A Royal Navy bomb disposal team have safely detonated a large World
War II mine a mile off the coast of Falmouth.
The German device, 6ft
(1.8m) by 3ft (91cm), which contained more than 700kg (1,540lb) of explosives,
was towed out to sea from the Helford River.
About 50 boats gathered
along a safety cordon a mile from the centre of the detonation site to
watch.
Bomb disposal officer, Sid Lawrence said the bomb was "very, very
powerful and very big".
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today I drove across east London, down by the old dockyards, the place is still littered with open areas in housing groups where these mines were usually intended for. they literally changed the landscape around here - often for the worst unfortunately.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bythecleaner001 (11803.48) 
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Cool. And no one hurt.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bytat2d (3097.28) 
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@tat2d But you should have seen the pikeys steaming in their with their fishing nets looking for a quick buck!
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByCargeLock (2003.72) 
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@CargeLock Oh hell Yeah. I probably would have been with them. ha ha
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bytat2d (3097.28) 
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@CargeLock Great idea!
Posted Oct-1-2012 ByTalos4 (221.10) 
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big one
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bychuck norris FTW (90.80) 
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Now if they had towed it into downtown Hamburg and blew it up, that would have had panache.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bythirstyschaivo (248.80) thirstyschaivo View Channel Send Message
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anyone know how this thing was supposed to work /Magnetic???
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byad astra (182.10) 
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@ad astra It was probably meant for falmouth docks as a big bomb they would drop these then go in with incendiary bombs just like the Brits we called them cookies
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byanglosaxonwarlord (13631.44) 
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@ad astra
Here is a good link explaining the idea behind the Luftmine:
http://www.hedgeendcemetery.hampshire.org.uk/RoseCottage.htm
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Posted Sep-30-2012 ByValerie2007 (756.22) 
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@Valerie2007 excellent link
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byanglosaxonwarlord (13631.44) 
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@ad astra Right, thanks!
Posted Oct-1-2012 Byad astra (182.10) 
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@Valerie2007 Appreciated, and I learned something new, peace
Posted Oct-1-2012 Byad astra (182.10) 
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Fuckin Cool.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byand12589 (127.00) 
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I've read that there are about 10k UEB from WW2 still undiscovered. Don't know if that's true or not. Watch where you step in Europe.
Posted Sep-30-2012 BySwellgh (409.50) 
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Don't worry. We put roads, car parks and houses on top of them.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byfusselkater (417.98) 
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@Swellgh There's one sunken ship in the Thames Estuary alone with that many bombs and incendiaries onboard. It's called the USS Montgomery and has an estimated 13,700 devices ready to go up at any time.
Also, off the coast of Northern Ireland, there's a mammoth WW1 & WW2 dumping ground with all sorts of bad things mixed up in the melee!
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByCargeLock (2003.72) 
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@fusselkater Not good,but that made me laugh.
Posted Oct-1-2012 ByTalos4 (221.10) 
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Good idea to go underwater.
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