From the Tarradellas collection in the Archive of the Abadia Polet Monastery.
Catalan bombs produced in the Spanish Civil War:
Still lacking the original drawings of the 70kg bomb and of the mythic al 12kg incendiary "Reus" bomb.
This is from the presentation of the first bomb (the 12kg frag) by Companys, the president of Catalunya.
The 70kg bomb is especially interesting and to find its original drawing plan would throw light on some mystery:
Look first at the discrepancies in the fin and tail of these 2 drawings supposed to represent this bomb (from website ammonio.es)
Now look at a real surviving example of this bomb:
Folding fins!!
The only other example of this is this photograph of an unidentified French bomb waiting to be loaded in May 1940
Catalan bombs produced in the Spanish Civil War:
Still lacking the original drawings of the 70kg bomb and of the mythic al 12kg incendiary "Reus" bomb.
This is from the presentation of the first bomb (the 12kg frag) by Companys, the president of Catalunya.
The 70kg bomb is especially interesting and to find its original drawing plan would throw light on some mystery:
Look first at the discrepancies in the fin and tail of these 2 drawings supposed to represent this bomb (from website ammonio.es)
Now look at a real surviving example of this bomb:
Folding fins!!
The only other example of this is this photograph of an unidentified French bomb waiting to be loaded in May 1940
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