I believe the 1000-lb. bombs were fairly commonplace during the B-29 raids, at least until the decision was made to switch to incendiary munitions.
Posted on 07/11/2005 9:56:56 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Sunday July 10, 3:23 PM
7,000 evacuated in Tokyo suburbs while wartime dud shell removed
(Kyodo) _ About 7,000 residents in western Tokyo suburbs were evacuated Sunday as a Ground Self-Defense Force unit disposed of an unexploded bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, from a crop field in the city of Nishitokyo.
It took about half an hour for the GSDF unit to remove the detonator from the so-called "1-ton bomb," which was found 10 meters underground in the field. The bomb was 180 centimeters in length and 60 cm in diameter.
The owner of the land plot reported the bomb to the municipal government of Nishitokyo in April, and the GSDF provided an emergency operation June 10.
At the request of the authorities, about 3,100 households within a 500-meter radius were evacuated in the morning to safe locations including schools and community centers. The evacuation order covered households in the cities of Nishitokyo and Musashino and Nerima Ward.
According to Nishitokyo city officials, the area suffered intense bombings by the U.S. military due to a now-defunct local factory of Nakajima Aircraft Industries Ltd. which produced airplane engines during the war. Nakajima Aircraft is the predecessor of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars.
Ping!
It took 60 years to find that one. Now, think about how long it's going to take to find all the WMD and HE in Iraq where people were actually trying to hide the stuff.
Bush's fault for bombing civilians!
Curtis LeMay's signature.
It was found 10 meters underground? In a crop field? WTF? Just how deep does this farmer plant his seed?
He must have been digging it for something. Hunting treasure, or digging a well?
Not exactly. Curtis LeMay's signature would've been an M69 incendiary!
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Made in America. Tested in Japan.
It's a US ordinance, so what's that in inches; and do the japs have to do the math to convert 1ton to metric?
The owner of the land plot reported the bomb to the municipal government of Nishitokyo in April, and the GSDF provided an emergency operation June 10.
Reported in April, disposal in June. Quite the emergency operation. Good thing the Fire Department doesn't use the same time schedule.
At the request of the authorities, about 3,100 households within a 500-meter radius were evacuated
Holy cow, talk about your high density housing. We don't have that many households in our county.
According to Nishitokyo city officials, the area suffered intense bombings by the U.S. military due to a now-defunct local factory of Nakajima Aircraft Industries Ltd. which produced airplane engines during the war.
My guess, the bombing had something to do with the 'now-defunct' status of the plant.
Nakajima Aircraft is the predecessor of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars.
At least the last laugh is on us.
"Just how deep does this farmer plant his seed?"
You should probably ask his wife, but based on stereotypes, I'd say about 2" deep.
Just a joke!
You might be right.
180 cm = 1.8 m, and 1 m = 39.39".
So, 180 cm = 70.9" and 60 cm = 23.6". Six feet long, two feet in diameter.
And, one metric ton = 1000 kg = 2200 lb, so it's not that far off from an English ton of 2000 lb.
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Just cause we live in the sticks, don't mean were all dumb hicks.
The above statement in noways means to cause pain, suffering, mental anguish, or other harm to people who consider themselves 'hicks'. Just the dumb ones.
Course you big time city folk probably use that metric stuff all the time.
I believe the 1000-lb. bombs were fairly commonplace during the B-29 raids, at least until the decision was made to switch to incendiary munitions.
Hey, no need to get snippy about it, fellow Virginian. I thought you were seriously asking the bomb's measurements.
And I'll stack my hick credentials up...born and bred in Amherst County, just north of Lynchburg. Recently I spent the Fourth at a friend's farm down in Parrott (the far side of Blacksburg) shooting paintballs at inanimate objects and blowing up large quantities of fine Chinese fireworks smuggled up from South Carolina!
I do love our beloved Commonwealth, but they really need to respect our inalienable God-given right to fireworks.
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Don't be cranky.
Dude, just funnin with ya, sorry.
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