Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Gelderland, Huissen area, Netherlands on Mon 19th December 2022

19th December 2022

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The aircraft bomb was discovered in Huissen at the end of November during explosives detection work. The Ô500-pounderŐ is said to have been dropped by the English in October 1944 and was 3.5 meters deep. Huissen was more or less continuously on the front lines from September 1944 until liberation in April 1945. There used to be a school on the site where the bomb was found. It is planned that homes will be built.

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Gelderland ( Huissen area )

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