[sinanju]

Thank goodness it was just willie pete. The sender should have got into big trouble for shipping it. Imagine if it started a fire in the cargo plane in flight.

The worst part about mustard shells is the delayed effect of the poison, symptoms don’t usually start up until hours after exposure.

[Stonewall Jackson]

The thoughts of what might have happened at 33,000 feet send chills up my spine. Especially since the package was sent regular post and was possibly sent over in the cargo compartment of a passenger plane.

Here's a picture of some of the unexploded WW1 ordinance that is regularly unearthed in France and Belgium.