The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A 250 pound SAP (Semi Armour-Piercing) Mark V aerial bomb. The body of the bomb is a streamlined, steel casting or forging with a tail adapter screwed into the rear of the bomb case to hold the exploder tube. A U-shaped eyebolt is fastened to the bomb body by four cap screws in a position near the center of gravity. The tail assembly consists of a mild steel cone fastened to the body by four spring steel clips, four vanes rivetted to the cone, and a steel cylinder rivetted to the vanes. The bomb body and tail are painted green. There is a green band around the body at the greatest diameter with a red and white band around the nose. The word 'Trotyl' (TNT) is found stencilled in three places below green band.
This type of bomb was deployed against naval craft, reinforced concrete or steel constructions. It was dropped by Beaufort, Beaufighter, Kittyhawk, and various other allied aircraft.
A 250 pound Mark V SAP (Semi Armour-Piercing) aerial bomb that was typically deployed against naval craft, reinforced concrete or steel constructions. The bomb is 1230 mm long. It consists of a 800 mm
No 7 Mk 1 tail fin for high explosive and general purpose bombs. The tail assembly consists of a mild steel cone which fits over the base plate of a bomb casing and is secured to it by four spring cli
250 kilogram aerial bomb tail with German acceptance stamp markings. This relic comprises of the tail section from a German 250 kilogram aerial bomb, as used by the Luftwaffe during the Second Worl
250 kilogram aerial bomb tail. This relic comprises of the tail section from a German 250 kilogram aerial bomb, as used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The empty shell comprises of a
250 kilogram aerial bomb tail. This relic comprises of the tail section from a German 250 kilogram aerial bomb, as used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The empty shell comprises of a
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
