The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pear shaped Turkish aerial bomb from the First World War. The bomb is made from cast mild steel and has been soldered together from two halves. The front of the bomb has impact damage causing separation at the nose. There is no evidence of explosive detonation. Provision is made for a rear mounted percussion fuze. The tail of the bomb is missing. The metal shows signs of minor deterioration. The bomb has a dark grey bordering on black colour scheme. There are no manufacturer markings on this aerial bomb.
This bomb was dropped from an enemy aircraft near the ordnance dump at North Beach two days before the evacuation of ANZAC forces from Gallipoli. The bomb failed to detonate and subsequently had the explosive filler and the fuze removed.
Turkish impact fuze made from brass and resembling German 75 mm artillery fuze. The fuze has Turkish markings and time setter graduations engraved at the base of the timing rings. There is some impact
German Zdr 2 time and percussion fuze used in high explosive shells for the 7.6 cm light trench mortars during the First World War. This fuze is of the improved pattern used during the later stages of
This aerial bomb mechanical impact tail fuze consists of a 4 vane arming propeller assembly fitted to an auxiliary fuze and charge container. The arming assembly is 340 mm long and is made of a single
A 300 pound (140 kilogram) Demolition-High Explosive (H.E.) type M31 aerial bomb. There is no nose fuze, or nose fuze hole cap inserted. The body is painted a pale olive-green with a 32 mm wide yellow
A 1000 pound AN M-65 General Purpose (GP) high explosive aerial bomb. These bombs were used to target ammunition dumps, airplanes, railway tracks, engines and cars, aircraft on the ground, and all typ
Cooper 20 pound aerial bomb. The bomb is made from steel and has four tail fins. The nose cone has a No 7 T fuze attached. A removable nose cone cover is screwed onto the nose. The bomb is painted bro
