22,000Lb Grand Slam

[CINDERS]

I will have a look in the book and get back to you it talks a little on the various mines but is more about the sheer will power of these chaps delousing them I will see if I can find the mine pic on line with I think Syme delousing a magnetic caption reads, Photo's of actual mine taken at great risk? it gives some scale as to the size of the chute.
Understand that initially these were not fitted with impact fuses they were there to destroy and terrorize the populace which they did very well indeed......

Not a great pic but you get the drift on the size of the risers for the parachute in the background just how heavy the mine was exposed are the fuse etc
The other is a magnetic stuck in the mud what call bravery getting the fuse out of that thing when the blast kill radius was 400 yards which you had to cover in 17 seconds the time it took the fuse to run?

[browningautorifle]

Another for your collection...

[CINDERS]

I am still diggin for that one BAR just gotta figure how I can fit it in a suitcase and dodge excess baggage

[browningautorifle]

Nope, you'll have to pay for that one.

[Flying10uk]

During the war my Grandfather received an official looking letter asking him if he would like to volunteer to join the Royal Navy to do work of a "secretive nature". It went on to say that if he accepted he would be given the rank of 2nd Ltn and the pay to match. My Grandfather had no previous maritime or boating experience but was a qualified Electrical engineer. He decided to decline the offer because he thought that the navy don't just hand out officer posts for nothing and if he took it on his life expectancy probably wouldn't be very long. He always thought that the work probably involved the German magnetic mine; he certainly wasn't wanted for his seamanship. Unfortunately the letter doesn't seem to have survived.

[Roy W]

This is me with the 33 EOD Regt RE Grand Slam, at Lodge Hill Camp, Chattenden, Kent in circa 1990.

Lodge Hill has now been sold off for development and a colony of rare newts are currently holding up building work, or similar.

The was also the slightly smaller 12,000lb Tall Boy laid nearby on the ground.

In the Museum to the left, was a V2 Rocket, in two parts so that it fitted in.Attachment 69111

[Brit plumber]

I remember the Bombs and the V2 looking in a sorry state. I did think it should have been better preserved.

The 617 Sqn Tall boy and Grand Slam from RAF Lossiemouth have now gone too.

[Peter Laidler]

Where have they gone to? Somewhere sympathetic I hope. I understand that the grand slam at Chattenden was just buried in the site - so that one day in a few years time someone will be digging his garden and.................... Can you imagine the phone call to the cops and especially the answer when he describes how big it is..................

[CINDERS]

Yes like most things they go there were 2 x 15 inch projectiles for years outside the Byford Army magazines land has been developed and the projies gone. Rumour has it they are gracing the entrance to Garden Isl Naval Base here in W.Aust one hopesit is true. As for all else kit is only people who can keep the memories alive heres hoping......