TRAILING BOMB
NEW LUFTWAFFE WEAPON LONDON, January 6. The Luftwaffe used a new weapon against the Fortresses and Liberators bombing Kiel, namely, an aerial bomb on a wire behind the planes. One Fortress pilot said it looked like a 100pounder and exploded harmlessly 50yds from his plane. He was unable to see how it was exploded. Another pilot said a plane with.a trailing bomb sped through his formation. The bomb exploded with a big white flash just behind his Fortress, rocking it violently but causing no damage.
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Evening Star, Issue 25067, 7 January 1944, Page 3
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87TRAILING BOMB Evening Star, Issue 25067, 7 January 1944, Page 3
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