Norway Bombs 1940

[Dreamk]

From the archives of the Oslo museum, some photographs taken in 1940 at the occasion of an exposition on civilian defense against bombing threats (click on the pics to enlarge them):

5kg frag:


10kg Frag:


50kg Frag:


and the three of them together:


Sadly details of these bombs are unknown although as samples of the 10kg bomb have survived:
This is a model from 1938 that was auctioned some time ago


and another photograph of from an unidentified source :


I'd be delighted (as always) if someone can give more details on thes e bombs

 

[MINENAZ16]

I'm skeptical about the 5kg bomb frag ; really looks a like a practice bomb same as British series 10lb

 

[Dreamk]

The pics are from 1940 and on the whole photograph (see under) of the bomb at the display one can see that the title "5kg sprengbombe" appeared.

It's right indeed that it may look like a 8.5lb, 10lb and 11.5lb British Training bomb however there are some differences such as the implantation of the fin and above all the fuze (which seems to be a kind of artillery fuze adapted to bomb use) . The implantation of the fin is more similar with the one Canadian 1941 version of the 11.5lb Training bomb, being also through a direct connection of the body of the bomb to the fins (though much slender on the Norge bomb than on the Canadian one).
We must keep in mind that the British influence was strong in Norway and Estonia, with their Air Forces using British planes and some interwar British bombs being used as well, so that the British practice bomb may indeed have been the inspiration for the development of this bomb.


and here a comparison of the RAF 1930s and RCAF 1941 11.5lb practice bombs

and a RAF 8.5lb and 10lb practice



BTW it seems that at least one example of the 50kg bomb has survived and is presently on display at the Norwegian Air Force museum, at the foot of the Fokker CV (the only Norge bomber in 1940)