UXB Sign found in a Kent police station
A typical German bomb sectioned showing fuze pocket 1 or 2 could be fitted to the larger 250Kg and above bombs,this example is the SD50Kg with a (25) fuze.
Sc 50 (op1666)
SC500 (Op1666)
Hermann 1,000Kg
Hermann , less fuze (RE Museum) Chatham
Typical markings on a Hermann , (RE Museum) Chatham
filler cap from a Hermann trawled up off Sark ,bomb was blown by Royal navy bomb disposal team 2007.
From Hermann trawled up off Sark 2007
Close up side view of filler cap
Side view of arming head , this attached to the bomb whilst in its rack
Front view of arming head
German arming unit
Arming unit side view
Arming unit fitted to 50kg (Occupation Museum Guernsey)
Standard German 1Kg Incendiary bombs
1.3 kg incendiary bombs these have Steel Tile breaker fuzes
1.3 Kg with explosive gaine under the tail fin
2.2 Kg incendiary with explosive nose
Close up of explosive portion
side view of the smallest bomb dropped on the UK consisting of a mortar bomb and simple impact nose fuze AZ(73)A2
Side view with fuze unscrewed (bakelite gaine not fitted to this fuze)
Tail end of SD1
Front view of SD1 clearly showing impact fuze
German SD2 Butterfly bomb shown in armed condition as found after a raid
SD2B
Top view of Drouges##