Unexploded German WWII bomb found in Plymouth made safe
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PoorOldSpike
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Ha ha it's about a mile away from me, in fact i passed the building site about half an hour before the workmen found the bleddy thing and I only heard about it on the news.
They're always finding 'em, i hear Plymouth took 59 air raids on the chin through the war and 1100 people were killed, including 72 when a communal air raid shelter took a direct hit.
It was the second most bombed Brit city after London.
I'm not a real Plymothian, i've only lived here for 8 years.
Here's a pic of my Plymouth neighbourhood after a raid, my house is circled, and the whitish rubbled area in the middle are the houses that copped it.
1940- A Sunderland taxis by to begin an anti-U Boat patrol as French troops arrive at Plymouth after Dunkirk-
They're always finding 'em, i hear Plymouth took 59 air raids on the chin through the war and 1100 people were killed, including 72 when a communal air raid shelter took a direct hit.
It was the second most bombed Brit city after London.
I'm not a real Plymothian, i've only lived here for 8 years.
Here's a pic of my Plymouth neighbourhood after a raid, my house is circled, and the whitish rubbled area in the middle are the houses that copped it.
1940- A Sunderland taxis by to begin an anti-U Boat patrol as French troops arrive at Plymouth after Dunkirk-
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PoorOldSpike
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Yesterdays bomb was found under (or in the back yard of) that big disused building in the middle with the clock on it when the workmen began demolishing it.
Beats me why people in WW2 didn't notice the small hole where the bomb had gone in.
Krap bomb-aiming by the Luftwaffe though, the naval dockyard with its high-value shipping targets was about 3 miles away, and the Sunderland base 2 miles away.
PS- Notice the big Holiday Inn hotel on the right; I bet a lot of guests who've stayed there over the years are now sweating to think they were next door to a UXB..
Beats me why people in WW2 didn't notice the small hole where the bomb had gone in.
Krap bomb-aiming by the Luftwaffe though, the naval dockyard with its high-value shipping targets was about 3 miles away, and the Sunderland base 2 miles away.
PS- Notice the big Holiday Inn hotel on the right; I bet a lot of guests who've stayed there over the years are now sweating to think they were next door to a UXB..
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"I say! What on earth's this?"
"My word! This'll make a nice doorstop!"
"Excuse me young man but are you sure that's wise?"
"F**k off and mind your own business grandad!"
"My word! This'll make a nice doorstop!"
"Excuse me young man but are you sure that's wise?"
"F**k off and mind your own business grandad!"
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Very nice story does your city, POS .-
Too bad they can never know ... :RpS_unsure:
Too bad they can never know ... :RpS_unsure:
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Look, POS, in December had found another bomb in Berrylands ...
A German chimney sweep discovered an unexploded World War Two bomb stashed in the fireplace of a house.
Houses were evacuated and Surbiton Hill Park in Berrylands was closed when the missile-looking package was discovered on Friday, December 3. The owner of the house felt so guilty she bought a round of drinks at a nearby pub for neighbours who had been forced out of their houses.
Chimney sweep Carsten Bergmann, 40, from Sutton, reached inside the disused chimney, which he estimated had not been cleaned for about 30 years, and found the bomb. He said: “This is the oddest thing I have ever found. “I was sweeping inside the chimney and felt something loose. I pulled it out and got a big surprise.
“It was about 20cm long but was big enough to blow up a tank.
“I was scared but I knew without a weapon you cannot explode them. Normally on bombs you have a firing switch that is broken if it has already gone off. It was unused so it could have been live.â€
Louise Ridout, a 30-year-old marketing manager, hired 1-2-C Chimney Sweep after moving into the house with her partner a few weeks ago.
She said: “I have no idea how long it had been here.
“Most of my neighbours said it was better to know now than for our houses to blow up.â€
She said the bomb had been found in a compartment of the chimney, not down the flue, suggesting it had been put there, rather than having fallen down the chimney.
The Metropolitan Police’s specialist bomb squad checked the bomb to see if it was live, after being called at 4.44pm.
Ten minutes later the Chilterns, Surbiton Hill Park and the Royston were closed, diverting traffic including the K2 bus. The road was re-opened at 5.42pm.
surreycomet.co.uk
A German chimney sweep discovered an unexploded World War Two bomb stashed in the fireplace of a house.
Houses were evacuated and Surbiton Hill Park in Berrylands was closed when the missile-looking package was discovered on Friday, December 3. The owner of the house felt so guilty she bought a round of drinks at a nearby pub for neighbours who had been forced out of their houses.
Chimney sweep Carsten Bergmann, 40, from Sutton, reached inside the disused chimney, which he estimated had not been cleaned for about 30 years, and found the bomb. He said: “This is the oddest thing I have ever found. “I was sweeping inside the chimney and felt something loose. I pulled it out and got a big surprise.
“It was about 20cm long but was big enough to blow up a tank.
“I was scared but I knew without a weapon you cannot explode them. Normally on bombs you have a firing switch that is broken if it has already gone off. It was unused so it could have been live.â€
Louise Ridout, a 30-year-old marketing manager, hired 1-2-C Chimney Sweep after moving into the house with her partner a few weeks ago.
She said: “I have no idea how long it had been here.
“Most of my neighbours said it was better to know now than for our houses to blow up.â€
She said the bomb had been found in a compartment of the chimney, not down the flue, suggesting it had been put there, rather than having fallen down the chimney.
The Metropolitan Police’s specialist bomb squad checked the bomb to see if it was live, after being called at 4.44pm.
Ten minutes later the Chilterns, Surbiton Hill Park and the Royston were closed, diverting traffic including the K2 bus. The road was re-opened at 5.42pm.
surreycomet.co.uk
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Wigam
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Nice article Louis. Amazing isn't it.
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mason
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I hope they got this cleared up!