The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 types of construction, and seacraft - except battleships. There is no nose fuze, or nose fuze hole cap inserted. The body is painted a drab brown with a 13 mm wide red paint band 32 mm from the nose fuze hole, and a 50 mm yellow band 250 mm from the nose. There is a large tail plug 130 mm wide and 407 mm diameter fixed to the rear end. These bombs had two types of explosive fillings, either T.N.T., or a 50/50 Amatol and T.N.T. mix. The weight of filling was 530 pound (240 kg).
The 1000 pound AN M-65 General Purpose (GP) high explosive aerial bombs were manufactured in the USA for both army and navy use. They were used extensively by all allied forces during the second World war. This is a type example of a Second World War munitions component from the collection of munitions originally held by the Maribyrnong Explosives Factory in Victoria.
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 500 pound high explosive aerial bomb type AN-M64 General Purpose. These bombs were used to target ammunition dumps, airplanes, railway tracks, engines and cars, There is a nose fuze hole cap inserte
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 100 pound Mark IV aerial bomb casing. The 100 pound Mark IV bombs were high explosive bombs designed for anti-submarine warfare. This is a bomb body only without a nose fuze or a tail assembly. The
A 6 inch calibre Mark 1D artillery projectile (empty) to hold 100 pound weight of high explosive. This projectile is 603 mm long and 149 mm diameter and has a tapered nose. The projectile is painted y
Part of an aerial bomb fuze type No 28 Mark III bearing stamps indicating for use in 250 pound and 500 pound general purpose and high explosive bombs (GP IV HE or GP). Example of a Second World War
