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To: mlizzy

The U.S. dropped a lot of bombs with delayed fuses, which had the effect of discouraging attempts to disarm or remove duds. You couldn’t tell if a bomb was a dud or had a delayed fuse.

I suspect this was a dud-dud (not a delayed fuse-dud) that got buried in the mud, maybe in a raid aimed a cratering the runway.


8 posted on 04/07/2010 10:31:24 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I’ve read that up to 25% of all the bombs were duds. Just dug themselves into the mud.

A couple of years ago I was going by bike to pick up my son. Saw a lot of police, including the riot police. I stopped and they explained that I needed to cross the street to continue my journey. Being an American I, of course, asked Why?

After they explained that a BIG American bomb had been dug up I decided to cross the street and take another way home.


10 posted on 04/07/2010 10:42:05 AM PDT by lowbuck (The Blue Card (American passport): Don't leave home without it!!)
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