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flare bomb?

William49

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I got this photo from a bomb. The tail fins diameter is approx. 30 cm and the length of the bomb approx. 200 cm. I think, that the marking on the bomb body indicates that is a flare bomb. But I don't found further markings. Can anyone identify this bomb?
 

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A lepus flare perhaps this one with a saudi tornado display
 

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got an answer to the flare bomb. This is a German flare bomb DM 16. UK has a similar flare bomb 8 inch No 1Mk 1.
 

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