The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. Unidentified members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon nonchalently waiting-two are smoking- for the explosive to be steamed out of an unexploded German aerial mine. A long thin pipe (left) is the source of low pressure steam and the now molten explosive can be seen pouringfrom the mine (left). The hole in the centre of the metal casing (far right) housed the detonator and once safely removed and steaming completed, the mine would have been removed to HMS Vernon for scientific analyis. The explosive would have been disposed of by burning it on site.
Goodwin Sands, England. Unidentified members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon standing beside a recently recovered German moored mine. The mine's contact horns have been removed,it has
England. A German aerial mine lies beside a water filled ditch as its explosive is slowly steamed out. After being rendered safe by officers and men from the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Verno
England. A vacuum pump used by the Enemy Mining Section of HMS Vernon to minimize the internal atmospheric pressure of unexploded German mines. Nicknamed "Hortense", the wheeled unit would be set
High metal content pressure plate consisting of a rip saw blade and a timber base with a thin sheet of metal. Australian engineers uncovered this pressure plate while searching a vulnerable point of
Lowestoft, England. A German anti-shipping mine lying on sand above the high water mark of a southern beach. It had been dragged there by a team from the Enemy Mines Section of HMS Vernon for exam
Lowestoft, England. A German anti-shipping mine lying on sand above the high water mark of a southern beach. It had been dragged there by a team from the Enemy Mines Section of HMS Vernon for exam
