Luftmine

[blu97]

Came across this nice picture on the internet and would like to share it.
Perhaps one of our Brittisch members can have a look at that site if it still is there.
An unexploded parachute mine sits in a garden on Score Lane Childwall, 28 November 1940.

 

[Fuzeman]

The mine was taken away years ago it was ruining the gardening
Probably by the Royal engineers after the Navy had defuzed it
whats the site details please

 

[waffenamt]

Cracking picture! Wouldnt mind that item in my front garden! :tinysmile_shy_t:

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[blu97]

Here is the site, there are some great downloads on it to.

 

[blu97]

Oeps forgot the link to the site.
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/weapons-systems-tech/

 

[skull181]

Came across this nice picture on the internet and would like to share it.
Perhaps one of our Brittisch members can have a look at that site if it still is there.
An unexploded parachute mine sits in a garden on Score Lane Childwall, 28 November 1940.

Score Lane is still there, Liverpool (L16 6AN), but it's quite a long lane and nobody seems to know the actual house number..

https://www.houser.co.uk/19-score-lane,-childwall,-liverpool-l16-6an-p21089681

 

[Dreamk]

LMB mine (British denomination GB and GC) 2175lbs including 1536lbs explosive (hexanite), length 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m).

 

[skull181]

Some great pictures and information Dreamk!

I'd love to own the Green silk Parachute from one of these beasts... All twenty seven feet of it