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Linked B1Es

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US-Subs

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Don't remember if I posted this before or not, if so my apologies.

These were dug up a while back in former E. Germany and are live items. The unusual thing about them is that they are wired together, apparently from the factory. Was this a common practice, perhaps for transport? I've never seen anything like it before, don't remember seeing the necessary hole in the fuze on any of mine, though I guess I never really looked.

Anyone?
 

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Interesting set of pics!
Could they have been laid as a booby-trap perhaps?
Ive never seen them linked like that before? Thanks for showing the pic.

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waff
 
These bombs were transported in sealed tins of approximately 25 bombs each.
I can't imagine a reason to wire these together like this - if dropped from plane as a flat bundle I'm not sure if they fall down in correct position to trigger the fuzes?
 
The B1, B1,3 and B2 kg subs where packet in a zinc box 15 in one, 3 rows of 5.
The hole in the fuze is there for a safty pin during transport.


So i think it whas done in the factory to make life a little easier for the bomb loaders.
 
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Interesting - one big long safety pin going through all five bombs.

I am curious. Do genuine original safety pins (for a single B1) ever come on the market. I have never seen any offered for sale.
 
F0031 said:
Interesting - one big long safety pin going through all five bombs.

I am curious. Do genuine original safety pins (for a single B1) ever come on the market. I have never seen any offered for sale.
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Ey up T,
Ive never seen one but would have thought the pins would be an easy 'home knock-up?'
btw
Thanks lads for the info on the B1's


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waff
 
In the 1943 document they have al there own safty pin.
Just took a good look at the photo and the bombs are from 1939 :nerd:

So it can be that this whas the first way of packing and later went on to a smaller safty pin.

Here a photo how they are loading a ABB 500.
 

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