Unknown practice bomb

[cornman]

Hi, for a friend I need your help to identify a practice bomb. Ive never seen these before, but maybe some of you guys know this type. I have no dimensions or weight as it aint mine, but in the background you can see a 2.75 inch practice rocket head, so you have a little comparisation.
Dimensions come close to a British 28 pound practice bomb, but this one is a little larger.
Hope you can help me id!

Cheers Cornman

 

[cornman]

No one so far?
Looking at the suspension lug, I guess it could be a US type. British practice bombs had/ have other type of suspension lugs.
Hope someone could help me with ID!

Cheers, Cornman

 

[cornman]

Really no one?? Or someone with a suggestion?

 

[ogreve]

Hi Herbert,

Nice to see you here!
Have you tried asking our friend Harry? He may know off-hand....

Cheers!
Olafo

 

[jayteepee_1999]

Possible 56lb American Practice Bomb

FREE FLIGHT TESTS OF TWENTY 56-LB. Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bombs with one lug were conducted during 1958. The bombs of these tests were released from a practice bomb rack adapter Aero X4A mounted on an FJ-4B aircraft performing level, dive, and loft maneuvers. The purpose of these tests is to determine whether the Aero X4A rack adversely affects the ballistic characteristics of the Mk 89 Mod 0 practice bomb.

 

[cornman]

Hi Jayteepee,
do you perhaps have pics of a mk-89 practice bomb?
Beside the article which you also posted in your reply, I can`t find anything regarding this bomb type.
But I think 56 Lb is too heavy for the shown bomb.

Cheers Cornman

 

[spotter]

picture of the mk89 prac

 

[cornman]

Thanks for the picture Spotter!
Unfortunately it also clearifies that this is not the bomb as in my picture, so I have to keep searching..

Regards, Cornman

 

[jayteepee_1999]

Although this shows twin suspension, they did try single.

 

[cornman]

I have some more info on the weight of the bomb; it weighs 10 kilograms, so that would be around 5 pounds.
Hope this helps a little bit.

Regards, Cornman

 

[ammocat]

Practice Bomb

10 kg would be 22 lbs. Do you know how accurate this weight is?

 

[cornman]

Yes ofcourse, 5 pounds was as miscalculation from my side, sorry!
The bombs weighs exactly 10 kilograms.

Regards, Cornman

 

[cornman]

Apparently this is a hard one to identify!
Seems to be a very rare practice bomb! If someone do have a clue though, let me know.

Regards, Cornman

 

[cornman]

Mystery solved! This is a Danish practice bomb. I only don`t know the designation yet.
When I examined the bomb I noticed that the suspension lug and the striker assy were the same as those on the M72 Danish retarded practice bomb. Story was completed when I found some pictures on the web today, with F-100`s flying with these under the wings.
If someone might know the designation of this bomb, please let me know!

Regards, Cornman