Yep,there's one born every minute.

Stroke city was hit as well wasnt it? Think there were a few killed ?

That was on 15/16 April, a single aircraft dropped a parachute mine 12 to 15 killed depending on the sources.
Tony K

As a matter of idle curiosity….what type of air dropped weapon is this supposed to be?

Is it not strange how the bomb ends in a parallel cylinder; was that common for German (or any) bombs? :confused:

Possibly it has a thin casing and the end has been lost, and the contents too, in the crash?

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Belfast was attacked 4/5 th May 1941 and a German aircraft is believed to have jettisioned bombs near Malin Head and in the sea west of Malin Head.
On the other hand two Coastal Command Liberators 59 Sqn. FL989 and FL990 crashed on the same day 19 June 1944 killing all crew, one at Glengad and the other nearby at Shroove. Soooo is it possible that the bomb was the property of His Majesty? Need the experts here!
Good luck Good luck ti yis all.:D
Tony K

Stroke city was hit as well wasnt it? Think there were a few killed ?

“the very knowlegable journalist made the assumption ”

Next you’ll be accusing me of selective quotation……

Faith and bejasus sure i wouldnt say something like that, you being the fine Angerlish gentleman that you always were…..

ok time to untangle the tongue…enough of the Irish RM talk ! We really really don’t talk like that over here (unless you are from Offaly)……unless of course there is some dumb eejet around who is looking for the leprechaun’s gold at the end of the rainbow beneath the fairies grotto ….:dev2:

“the very knowlegable journalist made the assumption “

Next you’ll be accusing me of selective quotation……

Ah…begorrah! You can never be too sure to be sure to be sure.:D

Ah Holy God Almighty and His Blessed mother Andy sor, that German bomber that would be after be crashing in Donegal, never crashed atall atall.

Belfast was attacked 4/5 th May 1941 and a German aircraft is believed to have jettisioned bombs near Malin Head and in the sea west of Malin Head.
On the other hand two Coastal Command Liberators 59 Sqn. FL989 and FL990 crashed on the same day 19 June 1944 killing all crew, one at Glengad and the other nearby at Shroove. Soooo is it possible that the bomb was the property of His Majesty? Need the experts here!
Good luck Good luck ti yis all.:D
Tony K

As a matter of idle curiosity….what type of air dropped weapon is this supposed to be?

Too big for SD50. Too small for a 250. Strange tip profile, too.

“along with the absence of any ticking sounds”

I know that the Germans have a reputation for quality workmanship, but to expect it to still be ticking after 70 years…..

think you left out a vital word ” presumably….” would seem to imply that the very knowlegable journalist made the assumption ???

another fine example of journalistic licence on behalf of ye sassenachs !

Ah…begorrah! You can never be too sure to be sure to be sure.:D

In the end, a close examination of the 1.5m-tall projectile for any explosive residue – presumably along with the absence of any ticking sounds – convinced the military experts that the bomb did not present an active risk.

Captain Pat O’Connor, a spokesman for the Irish Army, said: “We responded to a request from local gardai that we should investigate a device found locally. We deployed a team which found an inert World War II-era munition. Our team made it safe for transportation, then removed it to a secure location, where it was destroyed.”

The reporting, and hopefully not the UXB team, seems a little confused. :confused:

Presumably the team must have been itching to blow something up! 😀

Option 4 – contents eaten by the Leprechauns.

Option 3, they weren’t bombing them ,they were dropping supplies……

*maintains dignified silence despite Irish parentage*

He’s Irish there’s the problem.:D

😀

I’d go for Option 1, Tangmere!

Errr….is it just me?

So, this bomb has been lying around at or near a crash site of a German bomber for nigh on 70 years and in that period, seemingly, all explosive content (and the fuse presumably?) have gone leaving just the casing??? Weird.

Only two explanations, perhaps.

1) The explosive content was removed in the intervening years for “other” uses by certain individuals in Ireland

or…

2) Aware of the Irish Republic’s neutrality the Luftwaffe were careful to only overfly that country with empty bombs

:confused::)

Obviously couldn’t use E-Bay as they don’t accept ammunition!:D

Ah – a little light relief!

“along with the absence of any ticking sounds”.

Yeah that bit made me smile, made me wonder who the simpleton really was in that story!

“along with the absence of any ticking sounds”

I know that the Germans have a reputation for quality workmanship, but to expect it to still be ticking after 70 years…..