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Cohaagen · 12-02-11, 01:13 AM

I doubt it's an American bomb. 3000lb is the explosive content of one of the RAF's own "Cookie" designs - the AN M56 is actually a copy of it. There's no guarantee it's safe either. Several bomb disposal techs were killed defusing a similar-sized weapon in Germany a year or two ago.

Also, I suspect British EOD are rather more familiar with making safe German bombs, for obvious reasons, and I hate to think how desperate the German army would have to be before they got in touch with a load of ordnance collectors!

12-02-11, 01:13 AM	#6
Cohaagen Frogman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 296 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I doubt it's an American bomb. 3000lb is the explosive content of one of the RAF's own "Cookie" designs - the AN M56 is actually a copy of it. There's no guarantee it's safe either. Several bomb disposal techs were killed defusing a similar-sized weapon in Germany a year or two ago. Also, I suspect British EOD are rather more familiar with making safe German bombs, for obvious reasons, and I hate to think how desperate the German army would have to be before they got in touch with a load of ordnance collectors!