Wow… I know it’s not uncommon to find them in London but this is something else. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/huge-unexploded-wwii-bomb-found-in-london/ar-BBiDMI7?ocid=iehp
IIRC, the German Government covers these recovery costs.
Backhoe operator pucker factor: 10.0
Yikes
Must be interesting to say the least…
If that’s a pucker factor of 1000, this one found in the Rhine is 2011 has a P.F. of 4000 (4000lb Blockbuster);
Dambusters?
No, that looks like one of the RAF “cookies” carried by the heavies and some modified Mossies. Not so fancy as one of Barnes Wallace’s bouncing bombs. Just more of a sort of large explosive filled cylinder designed more for blast than fragmentation effect.
Pretty certain it’s a Cookie, thin case for a larger fill of explosives & more blast - generally sent with incendiaries to open roof’s up & make the incendiaries more effective…
Yes, I looked it up late night. A standard bomb was roughly 40% casing weight and and 60% explosive filler weight. The HC (high capacity) bombs or “cookies” were roughly 75% explosive filler and 25% casing by weight. They were indeed used for opening the tops of structures for the incendiaries dropped with them.