British Army to destroy WWII bomb found in Plymouth

[Blackleaf]

Devon and Cornwall Police and the British Army today addressed the country after an unexploded World War II bomb was found in Plymouth, Devon.

More than 1000 homes have been evacuated and a no-fly zone has been put in place after the bomb was discovered on a building site.

The army confirmed it was a 250kg German bomb with 130kg of explosives.

The army also said they cannot ascertain whether or not it's safe to move so they've opted to destroy the device where it is.

They are to do so tomorrow with as little damage to the surrounding area as possible.

Even after 80 years World War II can still put Brits' lives at risk. How many of these unexploded German bombs are lying around our country, unseen and unknown?

 

[Blackleaf]

The Germans dropped around 500,000 bombs on Britain during World War II.

10% of those failed to detonate.

So 50,000 German bombs landed in Britain that didn't explode.

50,000.

 

[petros]

I had a 68 Plymouth that was a bomb.

 

[Blackleaf]

The moment the British Army and Royal Navy destroyed a German 250kg bomb.

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after the World War II bomb was discovered on a building site.

The military couldn't ascertain whether it was safe to move so they destroyed the device in situ.

The brave army and navy experts placed the bomb in a special container to limit damage to the surrounding area.

The army and navy confirmed the ash and dust around the detonation site was residue, such as sand, and posed no health risk.

Most of it has already been cleared, with any remaining material expected to disperse safely following heavy rain.

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Moment WW2 bomb is exploded in Plymouth

Residents near the site of an unexploded Second World War bomb in Plymouth have returned home after the device was safely detonated in situ.More than 1,000 h...

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[Taxslave2]

Looks like things went exactly like they were supposed to.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Looks like things went exactly like they were supposed to.

Yup. The Luftwaffe dropped a bomb, it blew up.

That's one hell of a time-delay fuse, though, I gotta say.

The gift that keeps on giving!

 

[petros]

 

[Blackleaf]

Yup. The Luftwaffe dropped a bomb, it blew up.

That's one hell of a time-delay fuse, though, I gotta say.

The gift that keeps on giving!

When Goring's mob dropped that bomb I bet they didn't reckon that the British would encase it in a shield 80 years in the future to lessen its damage.

When you describe it like that it sounds like a plotline from Dr Who.

 

[Blackleaf]

My grandparents were child evacuees during the War. They were sent away from the major towns and cities to escape the Luftwaffe bombs: Operation Pied Piper.

They were sent to little villages or farms by trains equipped with gas masks. There are many photos of them online.

Some children enjoyed their experiences but others were treated cruelly.

My maternal grandmother was treated badly by the family at the farm she stayed at. She would have been 9 or 10 when she was evacuated. I wasn't born until 40 years later but some of the things that family put that little girl - my grandmother - through just makes my blood boil to this day. It wasn't physical or sexual, just bullying and name-calling.

Although I suppose it was preferable to being blown to pieces by the Luftwaffe.