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Gerald

10-13-20 08:11 AM

Divers begin defusing huge unexploded WW2 bomb

Quote:

[NFA] Underwater footage from the Polish navy reveals an enormous task facing divers, who are attempting to defuse the largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in the country. It's called a "Tallboy." Joe Davies reports.

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/...?chan=8gwsyvzx

A huge one....many still exists.

Jimbuna

10-13-20 08:17 AM

Precisely what was used to sink the Tirpitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVOvmOiNk4

Gerald

10-13-20 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2700581)

Precisely what was used to sink the Tirpitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVOvmOiNk4

True! However, thinks that this operation should be given credit,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Source certainly includes other German ship, but should be mentioned in any case. "Tallboy"
stood for the stroke of mercy.

Jimbuna

10-13-20 08:38 AM

Physically touched this one before taking the photograph in 2017

https://i.postimg.cc/2SZcsqxB/IMG-0545.jpg

Gerald

10-13-20 08:43 AM

Exhibition...?

Jimbuna

10-13-20 10:22 AM

Elvingto museum

Gerald

10-13-20 01:13 PM

Exploded ... something went "wrong" or intentionally.

Quote:

The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54522203

Jimbuna

10-13-20 01:19 PM

No fatalities.

Aktungbby

10-13-20 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ME-yesterday

if your infantry support Stuka is doing a 1 bomb flying artillery sorty whilst your Lancastrian opponent is blasting your remaining Tirpitz in a fjord and principle cities with the 'cookie" Tallboy bomb'....you ain't gonna win the war!

Weird!:k_confused: No
sooner do I casually mention an obscure thing: person, place, event etc. than it becomes a real news matter??! Freaks out my wife with whom, while watching an old 12 O'clock high TV episode Sunday night, I had discussed the Tallboy attacks from Lancasters vs puny B-17 loads, later prompting my comment in Who What Where thread... :o Henty-Creer of X5 was not decorated,(like the other minisub commanders in the Tirpitz attack) but was ''mentioned in dispatches'' is appalling! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...War_A19637.jpg

Gerald

10-13-20 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2700669)

Small world! :yep:

mapuc

10-13-20 04:06 PM

A positive sidenote must be the bomb was under 12 meters of water-which must have increased the damage the bomb may have created if it was on land.

Markus

Jimbuna

10-14-20 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc (Post 2700698)

A positive sidenote must be the bomb was under 12 meters of water-which must have increased the damage the bomb may have created if it was on land.

Markus

Very true and especially knowing what one of them did to Tirpitz.

Jimbuna

10-14-20 05:03 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7eBRObljg

Gerald

10-14-20 05:56 AM

Quite a powerful underwater bang.

Jimbuna

10-14-20 06:02 AM

Aye at 12,000 lb hardly surprising.

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