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Re: Id. aerial bombs

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Post by Grzesio » 04 Aug 2017, 14:05

SC 1800.

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Aug 2017, 18:57

Thanks Grzesio

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Post by Sturm78 » 02 Sep 2017, 11:39

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay:

Image 1: Any idea ??
Image 2: I think SC500

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Post by Grzesio » 05 Sep 2017, 13:06

Image 1: Any idea ??
I'd say SD 500 ("oroginal" variant with no additional suffix letter).

On the other hand, in the 2nd picture we have a very nice example of an early colour marking of a bomb type, where the identifying colour is applied to the whole tail cone. I've never studied it closer, but it seems this scheme was introduced in 1940 (apparently already after the Polish campaign) and was changed to longitudinal stripes probably not later than in the spring of 1941.

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Post by Sturm78 » 05 Sep 2017, 20:00

Thanks you very much for your help, once again... :wink:

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Post by ROLAND1369 » 06 Sep 2017, 00:10

Hate to disagree, but in the second picture the packing crate is labeled"SC 500" under the fins.

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Post by Sturm78 » 13 Sep 2017, 22:44

Hi ROLAND1369,

I think Grzesio identifed the first image as a SD 500, not my second image....

On the other hand, Can somebody identify this ?? Maybe Luftmine A (LMA) or Luftmine B (LMB) .... :?

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Re: Id. aerial bombs

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Post by Natter » 13 Sep 2017, 22:53

German SD50 bomb and ABB 500 bomb-container recently found in Finnmark, Norway (source: Norwegian Armed Forces, via https://www.nrk.no/finnmark/skulle-fjer ... 1.13687910 ).

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Sep 2017, 21:41

Nobody for my image posted on 13 Sep 2017 ??

Here, another image from Ebay: I am not sure if SC250 or SC500 .... :?

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Post by Grzesio » 18 Sep 2017, 16:17

Judging from the two rows of screws fixing the tail cone and the letter B visible on the body, it's the SC 500 B.

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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Sep 2017, 22:20

Grzesio wrote
Judging from the two rows of screws fixing the tail cone and the letter B visible on the body, it's the SC 500 B.
Thank you very much for your help, Grzesio. Do you have any idea about the image posted on 13 Sep 2017 ? aerial mine ??

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Re: Id. aerial bombs

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Post by Sturm78 » 21 Sep 2017, 21:34

Hi all,

Some images from Ebay:

Image 1: I think SC50-SD70
Image 2: SD50 ??
Image 3: I think SC50-SD70 and SC250 bombs

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Post by Grzesio » 22 Sep 2017, 13:48

Image 1: I think SC50-SD70
Yep, SC 50 or SD 70... But if we assume, the bright tail colour is an extensive variation of bomb type marking (what, however, may not be the case), they are most probably SC 50.
Image 2: SD50 ??
I'd say so too.
Image 3: I think SC50-SD70 and SC250 bombs
I think the smaller ones are SD 50, as division lines between warhead and tail fairing seem to be visible on their cylindrical sections.
The big ones are SC 500, I think. There are two rows of bolts at the connection between the warhead and the tail cone and the distance between the rear fuze pocket and the tail cone seems to be pretty substantial.

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Re: Id. aerial bombs

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Sep 2017, 16:11

Thank you for your answers, Grzesio

I am not sure about your identification of the my third image as SD50 ...although the image is not very clear and it is difficult to ensure.

Here another three images from Ebay taken in Spain 1936-39:

Image 1: I think SC250
Image 2: I think SC50
Image 3: I think SC50 and SC250

Can you confirm my identifications ?

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Re: Id. aerial bombs

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Post by Grzesio » 25 Sep 2017, 12:53

Yes, I think you're fully right. :)

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