Good thing it didn't detonate!
Sergeant D Cameron, pilot of Handley Page Halifax B Mark II, HR837 ‘NP-F’, of No. 158 Squadron RAF, poses with two of his crew amidst the damage caused when the plane was hit by a falling bomb from another aircraft while raiding Cologne on the night of 28/29 June 1943.
Battle damage to those aircraft - and aircraft of that era - was very significant and it's remarkable that as many survived as did.
ReplyDeleteMost likely didn't detonate because it hadn't had time to arm. But talk about a golden BB! Big Sky, Little Bomb theory took a beating that night.
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