I take it that photo was one of those fashionable ones where they hold the camera at an angle, and the house in the background is actually vertical...All good .
I just had to drop one of the girls off to work and the cordon was still in place, I’ve also just realised that I know a family that live in the estate in the background of the photo here, going to try and get hold of them later and see if there was any damage to the houses.
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"Residents should not return to their homes until further notice."
The police added that some buildings, mostly those within 100m of the bomb, have suffered some damage: "Including blown-out windows and cracks in brickwork”.
I take it that photo was one of those fashionable ones where they hold the camera at an angle, and the house in the background is actually vertical...
Devon and Cornwall police have now said due to structural damages and surveying of all buildings within the cordon residents are unlikely to be able to return home today (Sunday)
Doubtful. They’d just send all their far bigger claims our way...Damages Claims forwarded to the German Government?
Wasnt there once a UK 'War Damage Commission' to which claims had to be notified?Damages Claims forwarded to the German Government?
Dismissed immediately as they started it!!, they reaped what they sowed to paraphrase ChurchillDoubtful. They’d just send all their far bigger claims our way...
Damages Claims forwarded to the German Government?
Doubtful. They’d just send all their far bigger claims our way...
So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?Devon and Cornwall police have now said due to structural damages and surveying of all buildings within the cordon residents are unlikely to be able to return home today (Sunday)
In short, yes. If that device detonated during transport then the damage wouldn't bare thinking about.So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?
I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?
Seeing some of the photos of evacuated properties away from the initial inner cordon I would not want to be the owner of a property next to the blast.Oh dear. It’d be pretty awful wondering what you’ll eventually be getting home to.
You cannot move the bomb unless it has been defused, but some had booby traps installed so far too risky to try.So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?
I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?
If you try and contain any device you increase the effective power of the explosive.So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?
I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?
All good .
I just had to drop one of the girls off to work and the cordon was still in place, I’ve also just realised that I know a family that live in the estate in the background of the photo here, going to try and get hold of them later and see if there was any damage to the houses.
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And presumably also directs the bulk of the force upwards, although it will spread out.Loose material like sand absorbs the blast to some extent.
In many cases the Army will transport the device to a remote location and detonate it there. I would imagine there are procedures to ensure that the movement is done safely to stop premature detonation. In the Exeter case it seems these requirements were not achievable and so detonation in situ was the least worst option.I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?
So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?
I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?
In many cases the Army will transport the device to a remote location and detonate it there. I would imagine there are procedures to ensure that the movement is done safely to stop premature detonation. In the Exeter case it seems these requirements were not achievable and so detonation in situ was the least worst option.
If you try and contain any device you increase the effective power of the explosive.
Probably, very similar to the bomb in Kingston upon Thames in May 2019. That took 2 days, and trucks of sand were given a police escort to the site
There were broken windows with that as well, and lots of things covered in sand in area afterwards
Simplest answer would have been for the down train to have run through the station on what was the down fast line, or the former platform three, then set back into platform one or two, both are reversible from either end. Its been done before when a pile-up has happenedI was speculating that a Yeovil cover driver could pilot the train forward just clear of station limits to allow the down train to be signalled from the pen mill single to the Axminster single, both drivers change ends and return to the platform etc. I wasn’t aware there was no afternoon cover at Yeovil.
Simplest answer would have been for the down train to have run through the station on what was the down fast line, or the former platform three, then set back into platform one or two, both are reversible from either end. Its been done before when a pile-up has happened
I was working as a poll clerk on the day they discovered that bomb. Two polling stations had to be relocated. I wasn't working at either of them though. The people who might usually help manning a rest centre or help with evacuations were mostly working at the elections.Probably, very similar to the bomb in Kingston upon Thames in May 2019. That took 2 days, and trucks of sand were given a police escort to the site
There were broken windows with that as well, and lots of things covered in sand in area afterwards
Kingston University campus evacuated over 'WW2 bomb'
The Met Police says it has sought help from the Ministry of Defence to deal with device.www.bbc.co.uk
Kingston World War Two bomb 'successfully dealt with'
The Met Police says it sought help from the Ministry of Defence to deal with device.www.bbc.co.uk
So, is this the best way for the authorities to deal with old bombs found during excavation?
I'm ignorant on these matters, but are there very heavily made units in which such a bomb could be transported, and away from peoples' homes etc? - to be exploded in a more remote place. Nuclear flask, perhaps?