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Exeter bomb disposal on 14:52 - Feb 28 by Nthsuffolkblue
Did it cause any significant damage? That is a pretty hefty explosion.
Yes, apparently. Broken windows and cracked walls, despite protective structures having been built around and sand piled over the bomb before detonation.
Talking of the Blitz, Lucy Worsley's documentary about the Blitz Spirit is worth a watch.
If you didn't know, this picture was faked: the milkman is the photographer's assistant.
The demonstration by Eastenders at The Savoy was interesting too. At that point the tube stations weren't being opened and surface shelters weren't trusted. You could however have a meal at The Savoy and book a basement room. The cockneys, in an admirable display of unity with their upper class sufferers, turned up and protested.
The Blitz was seen at the time as exacerbating class differences.
On iPlayer.
And this one has been cropped and heavily retouched.
Exeter bomb disposal on 15:08 - Feb 28 by factual_blue
Talking of the Blitz, Lucy Worsley's documentary about the Blitz Spirit is worth a watch.
If you didn't know, this picture was faked: the milkman is the photographer's assistant.
The demonstration by Eastenders at The Savoy was interesting too. At that point the tube stations weren't being opened and surface shelters weren't trusted. You could however have a meal at The Savoy and book a basement room. The cockneys, in an admirable display of unity with their upper class sufferers, turned up and protested.
The Blitz was seen at the time as exacerbating class differences.
On iPlayer.
And this one has been cropped and heavily retouched.
The Lucy Worsley programme is well worth a watch. She’s a good historian and presenter.
The largest bomb used by the RAF was the Grand Slam which was 10x the size of this one. It was designed by Barnes Wallis and used to bring down the Bielefeld Viaduct and such things. It used to bury itself before going bang and was not called an earthquake bomb for nothing.
At about 5x the size of the Exeter bomb was the Tallboy. This Wallis bomb destroyed the Tirpitz, U-boat pens and other stuff again burying it self before going off.
The main limitation of such devices was the capacity of aircraft to carry of them. The Lancaster was the only aircraft in the war that could because of the size and shape of its bomb bay.
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Exeter bomb disposal on 15:36 - Feb 28 with 1862 views
Yes, apparently. Broken windows and cracked walls, despite protective structures having been built around and sand piled over the bomb before detonation.
In many parts of the country you'd say it caused millions of pounds worth of improvement s.
Exeter bomb disposal on 15:08 - Feb 28 by factual_blue
Talking of the Blitz, Lucy Worsley's documentary about the Blitz Spirit is worth a watch.
If you didn't know, this picture was faked: the milkman is the photographer's assistant.
The demonstration by Eastenders at The Savoy was interesting too. At that point the tube stations weren't being opened and surface shelters weren't trusted. You could however have a meal at The Savoy and book a basement room. The cockneys, in an admirable display of unity with their upper class sufferers, turned up and protested.
The Blitz was seen at the time as exacerbating class differences.
On iPlayer.
And this one has been cropped and heavily retouched.
Addendum
And the fourteen year old Princess Elizabeth didn't drive an ambulance during the Blitz.
Or at any point in the war. Too dangerous for the heir to the throne.
Exeter bomb disposal on 15:08 - Feb 28 by factual_blue
Talking of the Blitz, Lucy Worsley's documentary about the Blitz Spirit is worth a watch.
If you didn't know, this picture was faked: the milkman is the photographer's assistant.
The demonstration by Eastenders at The Savoy was interesting too. At that point the tube stations weren't being opened and surface shelters weren't trusted. You could however have a meal at The Savoy and book a basement room. The cockneys, in an admirable display of unity with their upper class sufferers, turned up and protested.
The Blitz was seen at the time as exacerbating class differences.
On iPlayer.
And this one has been cropped and heavily retouched.
I have read a lot during the lockdowns about the history of the Tube, at first they were adamant that they were not to be used as air raid shelters but had to relent as the bombing got more intense. Some people lived down there for years, their houses and possessions destroyed set up home there. It was almost like a second city underground for a while, there were refreshment trains that went up and down selling hot food.
I have read a lot during the lockdowns about the history of the Tube, at first they were adamant that they were not to be used as air raid shelters but had to relent as the bombing got more intense. Some people lived down there for years, their houses and possessions destroyed set up home there. It was almost like a second city underground for a while, there were refreshment trains that went up and down selling hot food.
Growing up in London, my local tube station was Balham. I didn't know until it featured in the film of Atonement that it had been hit by a bomb and sixty-six people were killed.
People didn't talk about this stuff in those days.
Exeter bomb disposal on 22:00 - Feb 28 by factual_blue
Growing up in London, my local tube station was Balham. I didn't know until it featured in the film of Atonement that it had been hit by a bomb and sixty-six people were killed.
People didn't talk about this stuff in those days.
It was one of the worst single incidents of the Blitz amongst hundreds. No, most people involved didn’t talk about stuff. Given how interested I was it was a bit frustrating really, but it was off limits.
My grandparents had a picture on their piano of a sergeant. I was never told who he was and wasn’t allowed to ask. My dad told me 10 years ago he was his cousin, an air gunner killed in action in a raid on Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest harbour in 1941.
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Exeter bomb disposal on 23:13 - Feb 28 with 1424 views
Exeter bomb disposal on 22:00 - Feb 28 by factual_blue
Growing up in London, my local tube station was Balham. I didn't know until it featured in the film of Atonement that it had been hit by a bomb and sixty-six people were killed.
People didn't talk about this stuff in those days.
Exeter bomb disposal on 15:24 - Feb 28 by Churchman
The Lucy Worsley programme is well worth a watch. She’s a good historian and presenter.
The largest bomb used by the RAF was the Grand Slam which was 10x the size of this one. It was designed by Barnes Wallis and used to bring down the Bielefeld Viaduct and such things. It used to bury itself before going bang and was not called an earthquake bomb for nothing.
At about 5x the size of the Exeter bomb was the Tallboy. This Wallis bomb destroyed the Tirpitz, U-boat pens and other stuff again burying it self before going off.
The main limitation of such devices was the capacity of aircraft to carry of them. The Lancaster was the only aircraft in the war that could because of the size and shape of its bomb bay.
Interestingly, for that reason the Lancaster/Lincoln was earmarked to deliver early designs of the first atomic bomb (plutonium gun), as it was a very long weapon. Technical problems led to developments in different directions (uranium gun/plutonium implosion), which were short enough to fit inside a B-29.
Post war, the B-29 was adapted to carry the US verion of the Tallboy.
Interestingly, for that reason the Lancaster/Lincoln was earmarked to deliver early designs of the first atomic bomb (plutonium gun), as it was a very long weapon. Technical problems led to developments in different directions (uranium gun/plutonium implosion), which were short enough to fit inside a B-29.
Post war, the B-29 was adapted to carry the US verion of the Tallboy.
I know it's got absolutely nothing to do with this whatsoever but you're the only historian I know. Do you know anything about the Bronze Age Collapse and the Sea Peoples?
Interestingly, for that reason the Lancaster/Lincoln was earmarked to deliver early designs of the first atomic bomb (plutonium gun), as it was a very long weapon. Technical problems led to developments in different directions (uranium gun/plutonium implosion), which were short enough to fit inside a B-29.
Post war, the B-29 was adapted to carry the US verion of the Tallboy.
I didn’t think the B29 bomb bay was big enough for a Tallboy. Interesting. I shall have to look that up.
I do know that the size and design of the bomb bay made the Lancaster a potent weapon. With the bomb doors off it could carry just about anything. It’s predecessor the Manchester was powered by two Vulture engines developing 1780hp each - which could catch fire without German help. The Lancaster with a slightly larger airframe was powered by 4 Merlins at around 1500hp each depending on the mark. It’s no surprise with that power the Lancaster could do what it did.
The bomb bay was a major flaw of the B17 and it limited in the type of ordinance it could carry. To redesign it was impossible so they went with it knowing the B29 was on the way, which ties in with your interesting atomic bomb info.
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