Reply With QuoteI'm also looking for information. I already have what is available on the Tinterweb.
I believe these are from WWII era and were also known as “Elsie’s” or “Red Elsie or ELC.
I'm specifically looking for details of the explosive fills, but any information would be good.
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29th February 2008, 07:47 PM #1Ordnance Approved
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Runway defense
Any one got any picture or info on the Canadian "Pipe Mine"?
any live or dug munition shown in my posts was dealt with by eod personell
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Take a look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_pipe_mine
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Pete,
How soon do you need the info?
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Tim,
No immediate urgency, if you have some info on the fill that would be what i'm after.
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Interesting stuff. Operation Crabstick was the name given to the removal of this same kind of pipe mine from under the runway(s) of Eastleigh Airport, Southampton. I was not involved in it but believe it took a couple of months to clear, in the late 1980s?
Any live or dug ordnance shown in my posts has been dealt with accordingly by eod personel
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