Small Bomb Container

[Chris]

Found the remains of three SBC (see pictures)
Has anybody good drawings of this item.
Woul like to make a complete one out of the remains.


Chris

[Chris]

Oeps here are the pictures

Chris

[butterfly]

Its difficult to see from the photos which type of Small bomb container you have. Its not my particular area, but I hope the following photos may be of some help?

regards Kev

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[Viking75]

Hi Chris,

I recognized the pictures! Here are youre regards from the photographer!
See you next week somewhere down the coastline of Holland!

Grtz Viking

[Chris]

Thank you butterfly for the pictures.
I'm sure the will be of any help.

Regards,


Chris

[Antoon]

Cris,

Here some more pictures.

Greetings - Antoon

[derekbu]

Hi - I'm doing some research on ordnance carried by the Australian CAC Wirraway (cousin to the Harvard and Texan)...

Does anyone know if the SBC was ever carried externally (under the wings)... I'm trying to solve a puzzle of how a Wirraway could carry twenty 40lb bombs, with only 18 bomb slips. Apparently some Wirraways in Malaya serving with 21/453 Squadron RAAF carried this number of bombs...

I would welcome any suggestions which might solve this mystery.

Regards,
Derek

[butterfly]

Hi - I'm doing some research on ordnance carried by the Australian CAC Wirraway (cousin to the Harvard and Texan)...

Does anyone know if the SBC was ever carried externally (under the wings)... I'm trying to solve a puzzle of how a Wirraway could carry twenty 40lb bombs, with only 18 bomb slips. Apparently some Wirraways in Malaya serving with 21/453 Squadron RAAF carried this number of bombs...

I would welcome any suggestions which might solve this mystery.

Regards,
Derek

Derek the 250 lb bomb container could take 6 of the 40lb GP bombs, I'm not sure if this helps or not as four units would mean 24 bombs not 20 as you say a Wirraway could carry. Also I dont know if these could be used externally, however what it perhaps shows is that it would be possible to carry twenty of these 40lb bombs with eighteen bomb slips. Maybe someone with more knowledge on these can help you more....good luck

regards Kev

[butterfly]

Hi Derek...

another possibility is the Light Series Carrier, these held four bombs up to 40lb in weight including the 40lb GP you refer to.

It also could be used externally (I believe these were used on the wheel stubs of the Lysander aircraft). It also would mean that five units would be equal to 20 bombs. I am not familiar with the Wirraway, but positions could be under wing or under fuselage.

regards Kev

[Dreamk]

The Hudson 160lb SBC (2 cells of 4x20lbs bombs) seems to have been used on external racks on a number of planes - especially with teh RAAF - there is even reports of Australian Mustangs being such equipped - but till now I have not seen photographic confirmation of such arrangements.