ROBIN BIRD
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RAF Helensburgh tested a secret O Mine during WW2. A contemporary report by a tester said 'I have no idea what O stands for. All we had to do was drop this magnetic mine.' Any idea what O stood for?
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O what is this?
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ROBIN BIRD
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Do you think it could be osculating mine? Is, how did it work
ROBIN BIRD
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So how to they work?
pzgr40
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There's no such thing as a osculating mine as far as I know. But as I google RAF Helensburgh it seems to have been a Navy test establishment, for the rest I cannot find anything on the internet about any type of O mine, either the combination of Helensburg with an O mine.
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glevum
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Possibly Johnny Walker Bomb?
There are a few previous threads on it. Here is just one
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/28752-Johnny-Walker-Bomb?highlight=oscillating+mine
They are not a magnetic mine, but appear to be a contact mine
There are a few previous threads on it. Here is just one
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/28752-Johnny-Walker-Bomb?highlight=oscillating+mine
They are not a magnetic mine, but appear to be a contact mine
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