bomb dump booby traps

We have established that some of the actual landing fields were rigged. As for the bomb storage areas, thats something I have not heard of. Would you have a potential explosive device already rigged, in an area where you would do your utmost to ensure there were no unwanted risks?.
This needs a WW2 armourer to clarify..that’s if they were even ‘in the know’!

hello denis thanks for the response
there were many airfield in yorkshire whos bomb dumps were “rigged” including Rufforth and Tholthorpe to name but two apparently all the airfields in our county were assessed for their vulnerability to enemy capture and these were then “rigged ” accordingly i beleive the figure was approx 70% of a total of 90 airfields ,there were also similar detonation devices placed in the control towers and communications centres, somewhere there must be drawings of these devices and their installation etc 😎

We have established that some of the actual landing fields were rigged. As for the bomb storage areas, thats something I have not heard of. Would you have a potential explosive device already rigged, in an area where you would do your utmost to ensure there were no unwanted risks?.
This needs a WW2 armourer to clarify..that’s if they were even ‘in the know’!

Nice one.
When I had a day off a few weeks ago it was suggested that I investigated a couple of local bomb dumps, I can see why now.

this was in the news recently

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/5378586.stm

I think I am right in saying that Detling and Hawkinge were found to have had pipe bombs laid under the turf. These were not found until a few years ago causing a little upset to say the least. I would imagine several ‘vulnerable’ airfields in 1940 would have had a system to deny use of a landing ground to an enemy. But the question is what ones!.