WW2 Bomb explosion

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by julien673

And its only 250kg .... dam

Actually it was 226.8 kg as the found Bomb was a US 500lbs General Purpose.
I think that was one of the most used Bombs at those Missions, as they are the most found ones at least around Bavarian Cities like Munich, Nürnberg and Augsburg.

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

Actually it was 226.8 kg as the found Bomb was a US 500lbs General Purpose.
I think that was one of the most used Bombs at those Missions, as they are the most found ones at least around Bavarian Cities like Munich, Nürnberg and Augsburg.

The USAAF dropped 3,089,916 500lb bombs vs Germany.
Other bomb size numbers, http://www.usaaf.net/digest/t138.htm

British bomb tonnage, http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_stats2.htm

[swift]

Some pictures after the event:

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/...engt-1.1452853

Even a metal grating was bent through the explosion.

Some shops burnt down, many windows smashed. Experts for buildings now examine the houses in terms of stability before their inhabitants can return to their homes.

I just wonder why they did not use water soaked hay.