Id. aerial bombs

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image from EBay od aerial torpedoes, probably of practice. Any idea?

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ??

Well, here another image of another German heavy bomb (from EBay):

Sturm78

[Natter]

An image from EBay od aerial torpedoes

Hard to tell exactly from this angle, but I'm 99% sure they are LT-F5b torpedoes (it's not F5w for sure).

probably of practice. Any idea?

Yes, they have exercise heads (übungskopf) - ref attached F5b drawing (note that the "zwischenring" with the anti-roll rudders on the drawing is an additional feature not present on all torpedoes).

[Natter]

(note that the "zwischenring" with the anti-roll rudders on the drawing is an additional feature not present on all torpedoes).

I took this photo at the Polish Army Museum (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego) in Warshaw 10 years ago, showing two F5b torpedoes with übungskopf - one with and one without the zwischenring antiroll device:

[Natter]

Here is a similar photo to the one posted by Sturm78 earlier, but this time the torpedoes has warheads (pistols not mounted) as well as the zwischenring and wooden air-rudders:

[Natter]

Besides the two F5b's in Warshaw mentioned above, I only know four other F5 torpedoes still existing:
* One in Gdynia, Poland
* One in Prague, Czech Republic
* One in Oslo, Norway (the He111 exibition in the RNoN museum at Gardermoen - see attached photo)
* One at an unknown location (probably a german museum).

If someone knows about other surviving german WW2 torpedoes, please let me know so I can add them to my list:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/386 ... pedoes.pdf (missing/additional info and photos of the torpedoes I have on the list is also most welcome!).

[Grzesio]

I took this photo at the Polish Army Museum (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego) in Warshaw 10 years ago

The torpedo without the Zwischenring is still there, the one with the ring is not. I'd have to check if it was moved to their another facility, or just disappeared without trace (as some other German exhibits).

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Natter

Regards Sturm78

[al'saad]

Hi all,

I need help with these aerail bombs used by the Finns during Winter War. British origin ???

Image from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78

look like brit GP 250 lbs. nose pistol look like No.27.

[Sturm78]

Thank you, al'saad

Any idea about these bombs in Finnish service?

Image from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78

[Natter]

The torpedo without the Zwischenring is still there, the one with the ring is not. I'd have to check if it was moved to their another facility, or just disappeared without trace (as some other German exhibits).

Hmm... I hope it turns up, as it's an unique object (too bad if it has ended up on private hands).
Please let me know if you figure out what happened to it.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image from EBay. I think SC1000

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I am not sure about this bomb : SC250 or SC500 ?? Are the boxes of the image for bomb transport purpose ??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Grzesio]

I am not sure about this bomb : SC250 or SC500 ??

SC 250, Gueteklasse III (also SC 250 B or K), filled with TNT (marked with number 14).

Are the boxes of the image for bomb transport purpose ??

Yes, they are Transportkasten fuer SC 250.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Grzesio.

Here, another image from EBay. Can somebody identify the model of these heavy bombs ??

Regards Sturm78