TimHepplestone Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) https://www.kentonline.co.uk/herne-bay/news/bomb-found-on-beach-used-by-dambusters-187746/ Amazing find. Assuming it was a practice bomb? Edited May 17, 2020 by TimHepplestone Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Speaking of Dambusters, just saw this: Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hmm... that might be old news copied and pasted, they've been getting concrete practice bombs off that beach at Reculver for years almost everyone in Kent knows this. Can't believe the finders didn't know this. The bombs are in museums all over the place. Graham LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 So that's where it went! I knew I lost it hereabouts back then but I never could find it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 45 minutes ago, John1 said: Speaking of Dambusters, just saw this: Skill with a capital S. That and humongous brass ones. People like that are hard to find these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, GrahamF said: Hmm... that might be old news copied and pasted The article is dated "09 August 2018" So definitely old news Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bouncing_bomb_tranining_-_IWM_FLM_2343.jpg This is one of the practice bombs at Reculver, Barnes Wallis is on the extreme left of the group watching, The bombs were concrete with steel sides. It hasn't changed at all there, there are remains of a Roman Fort close by. Graham LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: If you assume that, and it goes BOOM!, you assumed wrong Well, get a large hammer and chisel and whack away at it. That may indicate if it is an inert practice bomb or a real boomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: Some of these rounds are inert, and others are.... ert. Surely the opposite of inert is exert?? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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