Teahan From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5266 posts, RR: 63 Posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1454 times:
I did not see this on airliners.net so I decided to post it
WWII bomb explodes at airport
A World War Two-era bomb exploded at an airport in the German town of Siegen Thursday, blowing a 50-foot-wide hole in the runway moments after a passenger plane had landed, police said.
No one was injured by the blast, which left a crater several yards deep and forced officials to shut the airport.
The bomb exploded at the small regional airport in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia just hours before Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was to land there Friday for a private visit in the nearby state of Hesse, authorities said.
The bomb, which was buried beneath the runway, blew up only minutes after a passenger plane had landed. Authorities said vibrations from the plane may have set off the aging bomb.
"We assume it was a large World War Two-era bomb," said a police spokesman in the town south of Cologne. "All other possibilities have been categorically ruled out."
Thousands of unexploded bombs are buried in Germany, many dropped by U.S. and British planes during World War Two.
Munitions experts are racing against time to find the bombs before they become unstable and explode. Police said they would investigate whether other unexploded bombs were buried at the airport.
Anymore news as this is 2 days old?
Jeremiah Teahan
Goodbye SR-LX MD-11 / 6th of March 1991 to the 31st of October 2004
TEDSKI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1391 times:
I wouldn't be surprised if there are still undiscovered German bombs from the Battle of Britain and the Blitz of 1940 still buried in areas around London and other British cities.
VirginA340 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 15 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1340 times:
There are many unexploded bombs in the River Thames that runs through central London as well as many suburbs outside London. How many peple have been killed so far due to unexploded bombs from WW2 can anyone answer this? Ther have been rumors that bombs also lie under LHR, GAT and Stansted. I pray the rumors are false. If an unexploded bomb went off under a 747-400 at LHR while taxing the results would be devistating.
Pacific From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1035 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1195 times:
WW2 bombs are frequently found in Hong Kong. Most are in construction sites where exavation vehicles digging to build the foundation uncover these bombs.
I've never heard about that incident.
TEDSKI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1186 times:
Wouldn't you think that when the taxiways & runways at Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted were constructed they would have found unexploded ordinance from WW2? What about the US Air Force bases in the UK and in Germany, could there be some bombs still buried there that could explode and harm American military personnel?
Sponsor Message: 
From Belgium, joined Nov 1999, 5266 posts, 
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 15 posts, 
From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1035 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
