500lb WWII American bomb explodes at Japanese airport

[Jim K]

Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese airport

The bomb is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to halt "kamikaze" missions.

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Kind of amazing. A little surprised that they know there's a number of bombs in the area. At this point I suppose it's safer to not touch them.

 

[Zeldman]

The war that keeps on giving.

Thank goodness no one was injured or killed.

 

[Racerx]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

WOW!

 

[eman1200]

"Blast from unexploded US bomb....."

imagine what it would do if it exploded!

 

[Mahneuvers]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

WOW!

That was truly shocking. New meaning for the expression a blast from the past.

 

[Half Fast]

Wonder when they'll find that third nuke that didn't detonate....

 

[Zeldman]

a total of 2,348 bombs weighing 41 tonnes were disposed of during 2023.

That is a lot of duds.

Would the war have ended sooner if all those bombs went off when they should have.??

 

[WDD]

Hard core time delay fuse .........

 

[Half Fast]

That is a lot of duds.

Would the war have ended sooner if all those bombs went off when they should have.??

They must’ve been made by Boeing......

 

[jsstevens]

"Blast from unexploded US bomb....."

imagine what it would do if it exploded!

It’s the transition that causes problems.

 

[sansoneservices]

They must’ve been made by Boeing......

Good one

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

1,500 tons of explosives just waiting to go off in the Thames Estuary...

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And, then there is Laos...

 

[Daleandee]

Wonder when they'll find that third nuke that didn't detonate....

Three or six ...

The U.S. Military Is Missing Six Nuclear Weapons

Fact: The longest missing nuclear weapon hasn't been seen in 71 years, and it is unlikely it will be found anytime soon.

nationalinterest.org

 

[Mahneuvers]

That is a lot of duds...

Would the war have ended sooner if all those bombs went off when they should have.??

Maybe they were Mark 13 torpedos?? Seriously, this made me think of the Battle of Midway and how the Avenger pilots took off knowing they probably wouldn't return and their torpedoes would likely malfunction...which they did. The definition of sacrifice and bravery.

 

[NordicDave]

In the late 90’s I witnessed authorities disarming a WW2 250lb bomb uncovered in a front yard in Pacific Grove California on the flight path to the now closed Fort Ord Army base.

The home owner dug it up after beating it with a pickaxe.

 

[Morgan3820]

Wonder when they'll find that third nuke that didn't detonate....

We have our own right here in Goldsboro, NC

1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash - Wikipedia

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