Munitions in the news

I read in some online newpaper this morning that a WW2 bomb went off in a garden plot somewhere in Austria, set off by a small quake. Now I cannot find the article again to post it here! Damn I hate it when that happens.

 

LOL Check post #115 Clint .

 

I just saw that article this morning, didn't think to look back into the "archives" from last week. My bad. What I was reading was some old fart who said they had it bassackwards, the explosion was the "quake", there wasn't a quake that set it "off".

Oh well, wish I could find that "backwards" article again.

 

Officials warn of possible WWII weaponry in Calif.


The Associated Press
Tue, Oct 7, 2008 (12:18 a.m.)
Forest Service officials are warning visitors about possible unexploded World War II weaponry in a remote area in northern Ventura County.
Officials said Monday that the Dry Canyon area in the Los Padres National Forest was used as an artillery training range during World War II.
They say a recent examination conducted as part of a nationwide survey of former defense sites found fragments of exploded weaponry.
Ranger Tom Kuekes says the presence of the fragments doesn't require closing the area to the public, but visitors should exercise caution.
Kuekes says the Army used the area from 1942 to 1944, inspected it several times from 1945 and 1951 and then turned it over to the Forest Service in May 1952.
The military will assess the area to determine if any cleanup is needed.

Officials warn of possible WWII weaponry in Calif. - Las Vegas Sun

 

WWII devices exploded in garden


Homes in Westfield Close were evacuated


Dozens of unexploded WWII bombs have been detonated in a garden in Dorset.
The 24 devices were found behind a house in Westfield Close in Wimborne on Thursday and homes within a 300-metre cordon were evacuated. Police said the bombs were phosphorus bomblets, which were distributed to home guard members during the war, but never returned and instead buried. Army bomb disposal experts carried out "a rather loud but controlled explosion", a police spokesman said.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Dorset | WWII devices exploded in garden

 

the shell should have been blown up straight after the war

 

Man mistakes WWII bomb for scrap metal

BERNAMA


KUALA LUMPUR, Wed:

A scrap metal trader had the shock of his life when an old piece of metal he found buried in Kampung Seri Intan, Salak Selatan, here today turned out to be a World War II bomb.
Cheras deputy police chief Supt Abd Rahim Hamzah Othman said the bomb, weighing around four kilogrammes and believed to be air ordinance, was diffused by the Police’s bomb disposal unit at 12.15pm. “We have not identified the type or make of the bomb, or whether it is still active or not. For safety reasons we have diffused it,” he said.

He said the police received a call at 9.55am regarding the bomb and immediately rushed the bomb disposal unit to the scene.

Meanwhile, the scrap metal trader, Norman Khalil, 34, said he discovered the round-shaped bomb at 9.45am when Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) workers were carrying out cleaning work there.

“I saw a rusty object planted in the ground, picked it up and put it in my sack because I thought it was scrap metal. I took it out later to show to one of the DBKL workers.
“I was shocked when he told me it was a bomb,” he said, adding that the DBKL worker then immediately contacted the police. — BERNAMA

The New Straits Times Online......

 

THIRD WORLD WAR II BOMB FOUND AT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SITE


Bernama - Friday, October 17 KANGAR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- A World War II bomb was unearthed today at the site of the Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) campus in Ulu Pauh near here, the third such bomb to be found there so far.

The 430-kg bomb was spotted by heavy machinery operator Muhammad Ismail Mohd Ali, 25, when levelling the site at the hilly area at about 3.30 pm.
He informed his supervisor who made a police report.
Chief Inspector Zainuddin Che Engku Chik, an officer of the Bomb Disposal Unit at the Perlis police headquarters, said the 200-cm long bomb was the biggest found so far in the area and that it would be detonated at 8 am tomorrow.
He said the unit had built a three-metre high barrier around the bomb to contain flying shrapnel.
"The police will temporarily close the road near the campus site during the detonation as the force of the blast is expected to be felt two kilometres away," he said.

http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20081016/tts-bomb-find-bm-993ba14.html

 

Mustard Gas probe at wartime depot site-
http://217.204.41.132/cgi/NGoto/2/305771042?2760

 

Looks like grenades are in the news today,


WWII hand grenade found in shed



Bomb disposal experts were called to a property in Cornwall following the discovery of an old hand grenade.
Police said the device, which still had its pin intact, was found in a shed in Cannon's Place, Helston.
The grenade, which is believed to be a World War II munition, was made safe by experts at the property.
It was then removed for disposal by the Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, which is based in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7680707.stm

 

WWII grenade prompts home evacuation in Boise

by The Associated Press Monday October 20, 2008, 8:24 AM


BOISE -- A grenade that may date back to World War II was found Sunday evening in the Boise Bench neighborhood, prompting police to evacuate about 20 homes before removing the explosive device.
A resident called Boise Police Department officers about 6:50 p.m. to report what looked like a grenade in his backyard.
A bomb robot was then used to retrieve the grenade and place it in a secure vehicle. The device was then taken from the city.
It will be taken to an undisclosed area for disposal.
A Boise Police Department police dog trained in explosives detection searched the backyard following the removal of the grenade, but no additional explosives were found.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/wwii_grenade_prompts_home_evac.html

 

I don't know about anyone else. But Im not really surprised about the amount of Allied WWII bombs being found. The Allies happened to have dropped quite a few on Germany. But to find ones of German origin is. But then again records towards the end of the war were certain to be incomplete IMO.

World War II | 16.10.2008

Thousands of WWII-Era Bombs Discovered in Germany


German police have uncovered over 2,100 unexploded bombs dating back to World War Two in the largest discovery of its kind this year.


More than 2,100 explosives dating back to the World War II era have been uncovered in a small town in central Germany over the last several days.

The bombs, which were of German origin, were found in the area surrounding Koethen, a town about 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Leipzig in the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Koethen, which was home to nearly 30,000 people during World War Two, was heavily bombed in July and August of 1944.

While most of the bombs discovered weighed less than one kilogram (2.2 pounds), a few also weighed in at more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds). Authorities had defused all the munitions by Wednesday afternoon.

Neighborhoods are often evacuated for bomb removal with most finds being defused without causing any damage. Construction crews are trained to contact bomb removal specialists when they suspect they've come across unexploded ordnance."

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3717490,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

 

WWII devices exploded in garden


Homes in Westfield Close were evacuated


Dozens of unexploded WWII bombs have been detonated in a garden in Dorset.
The 24 devices were found behind a house in Westfield Close in Wimborne on Thursday and homes within a 300-metre cordon were evacuated. Police said the bombs were phosphorus bomblets, which were distributed to home guard members during the war, but never returned and instead buried. Army bomb disposal experts carried out "a rather loud but controlled explosion", a police spokesman said.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7663383.stm

 

A nice video!!!

16:47 01/11/2008
Emergency teams destroy WWII bomb in Volgograd
Explosives experts have destroyed a 10 ft long bomb, weighing over 3,300 lbs (1,500 kg). The bomb was discovered at the bottom of the river Volga. Local residents within a 1.5 km radius were evacuated. (32 sec./1.17Mb, shows: 77)


www.rian.ru

 

WWII grenade is made safe by Army


Workmen discovered the grenade


A World War II grenade found near houses in Magherafelt has been made safe by the Army.
A number of houses were evacuated after the weapon was discovered at about 1415 GMT on Monday. It was found by workmen at Ballyronan Road. A number of roads in the surrounding area were closed to traffic. They were reopened about two hours later when the grenade was dealt with by the Army.


BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | WWII grenade is made safe by Army

 

I like the video, reminds me of a great way to fish!

 

Kinda ties into the grenade theme too. Another great way to fish .

 

CONTRACT WORKERS FIND WORLD WAR II BOMB


Bernama - Sunday, November 9 KUCHING, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- A bomb believed to have been a remnant from World War II was found in Jalan Kepayang, here, by a group of contract workers, while they were digging at around 9.40 am today.
Sarawak Police Headquarters weaponry logistics officer ASP Wan Zulkifli Wan Ali, when confirming the incident, said the bomb disposal unit managed to detonate the bomb which weighed almost a kilogramme at 12.45 pm today.
"The bomb disposal unit has detonated the former World War II bomb in order to prevent undesired incidents from happening," he told reporters here.
Members of the public are urged to inform the police if they find any metal objects resembling a bomb, and should refrain from moving the object, he said.
CONTRACT WORKERS FIND WORLD WAR II BOMB - Yahoo! Malaysia News

 

"The bombs are now in police custody" LOL Thank God!! We don't want any bombs running loose and commiting crimes!!

WWII bombs recovered in Batangas

11/09/2008 | 08:11 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Some four tons of World War II bombs were unearthed at a lot in Bauan town in Batangas Sunday morning, a radio report said Sunday evening.

Radio dzBB reported that police dug up the bombs after lot owner Herminiano Abrenica notified them that he discovered "metal" in his backyard and believed them to be bombs.

The report said police found several WWII bombs weighting four tons, along with three sacks of black powder weighing 150 kilograms.

The bombs are now in police custody.
GMANews.TV - WWII bombs recovered in Batangas - Regions - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA

 

World War II-era mortar shell found at Leesburg baseball field

Helen Eckinger | Sentinel Staff Writer 12:20 PM EST, November 12, 2008 Leesburg's Public Works Department unearthed an unexploded, World War II-era mortar shell while doing maintenance on the Pat Thomas baseball field this morning.

"We have reason to believe that it's a live bomb," said Lt. Rob Hick of the Leesburg Police Department.

Hicks said that mortar shells are not especially volatile, but that a team from Patrick Air Force Base is coming to examine the device, which was found in the ballpark's outfield. It's unclear how or when the device was placed in the field.

World War II-era mortar shell found at Leesburg baseball field -- OrlandoSentinel.com