WW2 Era 550lb found in Munich.

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 08-28-12, 09:54 AM

A quote from the news "
MAINZ, Germany -- Nearly 3,000 residents were evacuated from the heart of Munich late Monday night after construction workers found an undetonated, 550-pound World War II bomb."

Read about it here http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...in-munich?lite

Herr-Berbunch · 08-28-12, 10:16 AM

These things are always cropping up, always destroyed in a controlled explosion - does anybody know of one just going bang on its own accord?

VipertheSniper · 08-28-12, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

These things are always cropping up, always destroyed in a controlled explosion - does anybody know of one just going bang on its own accord?

Just last week a bomb from WW2 exploded in the Danube in Vienna, I will post some links to articles when I get home from work. Thankfully no ships were around.

Schroeder · 08-28-12, 11:06 AM

They find dud bombs here pretty much every day so it's not really a big deal. I once even had to leave work for three hours because they had found one at a construction site 50m away from my office.

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 08-28-12, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

They find dud bombs here pretty much every day so it's not really a big deal. I once even had to leave work for three hours because they had found one at a construction site 50m away from my office.

I would think that at times knowing that theres still duds in major urban areas might be a bit unnerving when there uncovered.

Schroeder · 08-28-12, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

I would think that at times knowing that theres still duds in major urban areas might be a bit unnerving when there uncovered.

It wasn't even urban but used to be a field in those days. I work in the middle of nowhere. The next military or urban target is several kilometres away.

I guess they have either missed their target completely or it was an emergency release.

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	They find dud bombs here pretty much every day so it's not really a big deal. I once even had to leave work for three hours because they had found one at a construction site 50m away from my office. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.