Can someone ID the bomb in this picture please?
I have no additional information at this time.
Cheers
Pete
I have no additional information at this time.
Cheers
Pete
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Last Bomb Identification for Tonight
- Thread starter peteblight
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Anyone???????????????????
My first idea is a FAB from WW II. During this period, russian made a great lot of different models.
Let me a little bit of time, I'll dug out my old docs about them !
Yoda
Let me a little bit of time, I'll dug out my old docs about them !
Yoda
On my opinion it doesn`t look like from USSR. I think it`s WW1 bomb or earlier of USSR (1920th years). And white very strange for russian and soviet ammo. it more looks like chemical from Germany of WW1, like marking on shells
Very difficult without dimensions !
The tail model is similar on these used by the russians between 1935-1940, but I don't find the model of bomb !
During this era, the russians used bombs forged or welded, sometimes was the nose part reinforced with ONE riveted collar, but I can't find a model with more as one collar rivets.
They have more modified our tails models as our bombs ! So, you can find the same bomb with different model of tail.
When the americans livered our own bombs on the russians, they adopted the box type of tail wich gived a better stability and took less place in the aircraft.
Sorry, actually I don't find more, but I'll continue to dug out archives !
Yoda
The tail model is similar on these used by the russians between 1935-1940, but I don't find the model of bomb !
During this era, the russians used bombs forged or welded, sometimes was the nose part reinforced with ONE riveted collar, but I can't find a model with more as one collar rivets.
They have more modified our tails models as our bombs ! So, you can find the same bomb with different model of tail.
When the americans livered our own bombs on the russians, they adopted the box type of tail wich gived a better stability and took less place in the aircraft.
Sorry, actually I don't find more, but I'll continue to dug out archives !
Yoda
Daniel,
I don`t agree with it. It doesn`t look like from 1935-40th. In that time produced bombs of shells, but it has special body. On my opinion it`s exactly 1920th. Maybe and from USSR.
I know aboyt different tails, but don`t see any of them in this bomb. Like and don`t see that it`s from Russian empire/Earlier USSR
Not sure if this will help someone do some more research on what the bomb is but i found a photo elsewhere online showing possibly the same bomb on display at the Military Museum Lesany in the Czech Republic
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theadventurouseye/5436784310/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theadventurouseye/5436784310/in/photostream/
I think it`s Austro-Hungarian. It doesn`t look like Soviet bomb.
I photographed these and other bombs several years ago at the museum, as I recall they had all identified as Czech (Skoda) manufactured.
Ok - this is really interesting and gives a lead to an issue I tried for a long time to clarify. These (black painted) models at Lesany museum are bombs used by the Czech air forces in the thirties, as the model in the first post photo (identical to the right hand model in Lesany). It's true that the late thirties bombs were designated and produced by Skoda, with quite an advanced design. BUT these bombs are something else - they are very strongly similar to the Bofors/Tolvan 1930 series models, except apparently for the fuze! if you had the strange finding that among the Czech registered patents of this period you can find Tolfvan patent (and not among other countries patents banks) this can indicate either the acquisition of Tolvan bombs by the Czech AF or the license production by Skoda of Tolvan bombs models. This can fit the elusive vz30, vz31 (and even some vz34) Czech bombs for which I have been unable to find details except their dimensions:
Here a small table of this findings
and some pics of the late thirties Skoda bombs
Who can throw some light on this issue of Czech bombs? Any details will be highly welcome.
Here a small table of this findings
| Bomb | length (mm) | max. diam. (mm) | weight (kg) |
| 10 kg vz. 37 | 815 | 90 | 10,35 |
| 20 kg vz. 30 a 34 | 1020 | 120 | 19.95 |
| 50 kg vz. 31 a 34 | 1586 | 185 | 54.3 |
| 100 kg vz. 25 a 34 | 1691 | 250 | 102.4 |
| 200 kg vz. 34 | 2120 | 340 | 206.5 |
| 500 kg vz. 38 | 2505 | 500 | 510.5 |
| 20kg incendiary | 1.117 | 120 | 18 |
| While the late thirties Skoda bombs data are as follow: | |||
| 10kg | 672 | 92 | - |
| 20 kg | 724 | 122 | - |
| 50kg | 805 | 190 | - |
| 100kg | 1130 | 255 | - |
| 200kg | 1410 | 330 | - |
and some pics of the late thirties Skoda bombs
Who can throw some light on this issue of Czech bombs? Any details will be highly welcome.
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Not sure of correct ID, but the plane is very similar on these one : Fairey Fox or Fairey Firefly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Fox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly_II
Yoda
Well the plane You can see is Avia B-534 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_B-534)
but the last three bombs are under a wing of different aircraft.
After some search it is Aero Ap-32.
Bob
but the last three bombs are under a wing of different aircraft.
After some search it is Aero Ap-32.
Bob
