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Biggest World War Two bomb found in Poland explodes while being defused
reuters.com ^ | OCTOBER 13, 2020 | Reuters Staff

Posted on 10/13/2020 11:33:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it.

More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie where the Tallboy bomb used by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was found. It weighed nearly 5,400 kg, including 2,400 kg of explosive.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; piastcanal; poland; stalingrad; swinoujscie; tallboybomb; worldwareleven; wwii
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1 posted on 10/13/2020 11:33:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I was hoping there would be video...glad nobody was hurt.


2 posted on 10/13/2020 11:34:48 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Leftism is the plaything of a society with too much time on its hands." - Candace Owens)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Blowed up real good?.....................


3 posted on 10/13/2020 11:35:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Oh boy, that would make one serious crater. Over 5K lbs of explosive.


4 posted on 10/13/2020 11:35:42 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
So... once the silt settles down... that's going to make an excellent Crappie hole?

I'll bring a bucket of worms and my fishing pole...

5 posted on 10/13/2020 11:39:58 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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“The deflagration process turned into detonation. The object can be considered
as neutralised,
it will not pose any more threat,” Second-Lieutenant Grzegorz Lewandowski,
the spokesman of the 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla, was quoted as saying by state-run
news agency PAP.
6 posted on 10/13/2020 11:40:01 AM PDT by deport
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Reuters hyperbole. The story was interesting enough without the headline making it sound like it exploded while someone was defusing it.


7 posted on 10/13/2020 11:40:48 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (Your tagline sucked, so it was deleted - Admin)
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To: deport

[[The deflagration process turned into detonation. The object can be considered
as neutralised,]]

Lol- sounds like he’s saying ‘It dun exploded so it can’t explode anymore- we’re all safe now”


8 posted on 10/13/2020 11:41:58 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

It was called the earthquake bomb, Barnes Wallis designed it to penetrate deeply and literally shake everything on the surface to bits without creating a crater!

Amazing man, Wallis...


9 posted on 10/13/2020 11:43:52 AM PDT by null and void (Surely there must be someone on FR who makes bricks! Contact me if that's you!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Trump’s fault.


10 posted on 10/13/2020 11:44:02 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: rlmorel

Video:

https://twitter.com/GIS_Breaking/status/1316042016237727745

Global Intelligence Solutions Ltd (UK)
@GIS_Breaking
·
3h
Breaking: Polish Navy reports that the largest ever unexploded WW2 bomb found in Poland, a 5.4 tonne British ‘Tallboy’ or ‘earthquake’ bomb, detonated prematurely during the defusing process. Fortunately all military divers were clear of the danger area. #BREAKING #BreakingNews


11 posted on 10/13/2020 11:45:16 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Berlin_Freeper

And then there are the two or three huge mines that have been lost since WWI somewhere where the Western Front was.


12 posted on 10/13/2020 11:48:12 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Berlin_Freeper
German cruiser Deutschland (Renamed Lützow)
13 posted on 10/13/2020 11:49:04 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: null and void

At times the Brits have built some really innovative things.


14 posted on 10/13/2020 11:49:50 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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Too bad cars weren't one of them.............🙄
15 posted on 10/13/2020 11:54:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: Red Badger

My aunt’s TR6 was a prime example.

I remember seeing it with the hood up often and on ramps a lot back in the 70s.


16 posted on 10/13/2020 11:56:44 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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To: hanamizu

IIRC, they have found all those mines in the last decade and a half. At least the ‘lost’ ones that were known to exist but whose locations were not known - there may still be more that are not known at all.

Disarming/rendering safe those mines is another question entirely.


17 posted on 10/13/2020 11:57:14 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Red Badger

The E-Type puts the lie to your statement. That said, innovative does not necessarily equal reliable.


18 posted on 10/13/2020 11:58:15 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

“Reuters hyperbole. The story was interesting enough without the headline making it sound like it exploded while someone was defusing it.”

Not hyperbole. Absolute false reporting.


19 posted on 10/13/2020 11:58:47 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Misleading headline, but I’m glad no on was hurt.


20 posted on 10/13/2020 12:00:06 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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