Posted on 12/25/2016 9:22:53 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
It is the country's biggest evacuation for an unexploded bomb since the end of the war. The 1.8-tonne British explosive is thought to have come from a 1944 air raid, which destroyed the old town. Officials chose Christmas Day for the evacuation because it was less difficult than on a normal working day.
January 2012: A construction worker was killed when his digger hit an unexploded bomb in Euskirchen.
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Following the plot line of the story, maybe the Germans would be inspired to purge their society of Muslim immigrants.
“The Lancaster could drop bombs this big.”
The Lanc could carry the 12,000 lb “Tall Boy” bomb, but I don’t think it fit flush in the bomb bay.
It did go ‘BOOM’ though.
“1.8 metric tons = 3968 pounds”
And thanks for the conversion. There’s ton, short ton, long ton, metric ton, tonne, it just confuses me.
Stationed in Augsburg for 3 years. Only thing worth blowing up there in WWII is the Messerschmitt factory.
Which, ironically, is still there.
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