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  1. 4th December 2011, 01:26 PM #11
    John D. Bartleson Jr.
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    The bomb that I saw in the news clip had a flat nose (or tail) and didn'tlook US.
    Well there is living proof that at least one was dropped in Germany.
    It does look British so what fuzes were used and how dangerous are they?
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    Hello John, Harry's post gives the fuze numbers (German for fuze = `zunder') and the main filling of the bomb (german for explosive = `sprengstoff'). The 4,000 Lb Cookie had a variety of fillings (the word `oder' means `or'). I hope this helps. XT

    See also this recent thread: http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/thread...-Capacity-Bomb
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    Any live or dug ordnance shown in my posts has been dealt with accordingly by eod personel
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  3. 20th January 2012, 02:46 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by US-Subs View Post
    This doesn't answer the question of use, but thought that you might enjoy the photos of the bombs.

    Attachment 60178 Attachment 60179Attachment 60180 Attachment 60181Attachment 60182
    Thanks for those, they push back the in-UK date at Sharnbrook to January 1943 nicely.

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