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12,000lb RAF ‘Tallboy’ bomb EXPLODES while being defused underwater

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A British World War II Tallboy bomb has exploded while being made safe underwater by Navy sappers in northwestern Poland on Tuesday.  No one was injured in the incident. The 5.4-ton bomb was found September 2019 beneath a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin during work to deepen the passage. Polish Navy sappers were … Read more

Hundreds evacuated as Polish divers begin operation to defuse 12,000lb RAF ‘Tallboy’ bomb

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Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb in a channel near the Baltic Sea. The 19ft, 12,000lb device, designed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallace, was nicknamed ‘Tallboy’ and also known as an ‘earthquake bomb’. It was dropped by … Read more