"THERMOS FLASK" BOMB.— This interior mechanism of an Italian "thermos flask" bomb has been received in Dunedin from Egypt. Thses bombs do not explode on impact, but are fitted with a timing device which makes them "alive" after they reach the ground. They will then explode immediately they are moved.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24634, 16 June 1941, Page 6
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50"THERMOS FLASK" BOMB.— This interior mechanism of an Italian "thermos flask" bomb has been received in Dunedin from Egypt. Thses bombs do not explode on impact, but are fitted with a timing device which makes them "alive" after they reach the ground. They will then explode immediately they are moved. Otago Daily Times, Issue 24634, 16 June 1941, Page 6
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