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German 250Kg Bomb Shoreham

"Presented to Shoreham Airport
By
Officer Commanding
49 (EOD) Squadron Royal Engineers
on completion of the clearance of the Airport on 24 February 1982"

"This W/W II German 250Kg bomb was found during
a routine clearance task and was rendered safe
by the BDO and Crash Crew of 49 (EOD) Squadron RE.
on 11 February"
This was the period when Shoreham was having it's first concrete runway installed and is displayed within the Airport Terminal Building.

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Source

  • Text: Sharky Ward
  • Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward