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Ferries caught in WWII bomb alert

Discussion in 'WWII Today' started by pillboxesuk, May 16, 2006.

  1. pillboxesuk

    pillboxesuk Member

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    About 250 ferry passengers and crew are stranded on ships after a 500lb (227kg) bomb was found in the River Mersey.

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  2. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Interesting - but 'one of the most powerful and destructive' at 500kgs sounds a bit OTT.... :confused:
     
  3. Richard

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    Wasn’t it the 500KG Bombs dub the Hermamn’s?
     

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