NEW INCENDIARY BOMB
FLAME FIFTEEN FEET LONG
Technical details of the newest and most devastating British incendiary bomb have been released by the Ministry of Aircraft Production, states the London Times.
The new bomb weighs 301b. The length of the bomb is approximately 21in. Its diameter is 5.5 in. Its main filling consists of a solution of methane in petrol under pressure. Its descent is controlled by a parachute which reduces is terminal velocity.
On impact the striker of the bomb fires the detonator. The flash from the detonator ignites the priming in a central tube. The priming ignites a charge of thermite and this heats the interior of the bomb, raising the internal pressure. When the. pressure has been raised sufficiently the petrol is forced out through a valve, and is ignited by the burning thermite. The jet of flame is about 15ft. long and 2ft. wide. It will continue for two minutes. The bomb is the outcome of long and intensive research by the Ministries of Aircraft Production and Home Security, in conjunction with Leeds University.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 42, 1 June 1945, Page 6
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