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British Incendiarys WW2

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UBIQUE
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Ill start this off by adding sectioned drawings o various British incendiary bombs used during WW2 .Feel free to add more photos and other information

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The British 4 lb Incendiary was adopted by the USAAF in WW2 as the AN-M50 series and AN-M54 series 4 lb and later AN-M69 6 lb Incendiaries. They were used in vast quantities over Japan.

eodda
 
Perhaps this is interesting for the topic.

A color drawing of R.A.F. 4 lbs I.B made by U.N.P.A. of Milan, around late 1940 - beginning of 1941.

U.N.P.A. means "Unione Nazionale Protezione Antiaerea", and was the most known italian organisation for the passive protection against the dangers caused by air bombing. (an organisation like the german "Luftshutz").

Andrea
 

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a sectioned british Incendiary and a complete one less tails
 

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Why were the 4lb Incendiaries hexagonal? Was there any particular reason or was magnesium alloy hex bar just what was available at the time?
 
They were that shape to enable more to be packed , into the container.
Its interesting to note that British incendiaries , fuzes are just below the tail , and burn downwards where as the German ones burn upwoods , the fuze being in the nose!
 
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