Post by rubl on Mar 8, 2020 14:35:58 GMT 7
Not that the Dutch ignore the corona virus and it effect, but today this seems more interesting than the corona statistics.
"Decommissioning German V1 bomb begins, nearly 600 homes in Wilp evacuated
In the Gelderland village of Wilp, hundreds of homes have been evacuated for the disarmament of a V1, a flying bomb from the Second World War. The projectile was found in November last year during excavation work alongside the A1 in Deventer.
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The approximately 15 by 15 meters large V1 is still intact and lies entirely in the ground. The Explosives Clearance Service Defense (EOD) will dismantle the bomb during the course of Sunday. According to Omroep Gelderland , the V1 carries at least 935 kilos of explosives.
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www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-03-08---decommissioning-german-v1-bomb-begins--nearly-600-homes-in-wilp-evacuated-.BJMiHdMGS8.html
"EOD dismantles V1 bomb at Deventer: “This is really the special category”
The Explosives Clearance Service Defense starts the day after tomorrow with a special job at Deventer. A German V1 bomb from the Second World War is being dismantled there.
For the members of the service it is the third V1 bomb in six years that they dismantle. “Of course it is always nice for us to have something special”, staff officer Hans van der Zwet told RTV Oost. “The V1 really falls into the special category. You don’t see it every day.”"
www.archyde.com/eod-dismantles-v1-bomb-at-deventer-this-is-really-the-special-category/
"Decommissioning German V1 bomb begins, nearly 600 homes in Wilp evacuated
In the Gelderland village of Wilp, hundreds of homes have been evacuated for the disarmament of a V1, a flying bomb from the Second World War. The projectile was found in November last year during excavation work alongside the A1 in Deventer.
...
The approximately 15 by 15 meters large V1 is still intact and lies entirely in the ground. The Explosives Clearance Service Defense (EOD) will dismantle the bomb during the course of Sunday. According to Omroep Gelderland , the V1 carries at least 935 kilos of explosives.
..."
www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-03-08---decommissioning-german-v1-bomb-begins--nearly-600-homes-in-wilp-evacuated-.BJMiHdMGS8.html
"EOD dismantles V1 bomb at Deventer: “This is really the special category”
The Explosives Clearance Service Defense starts the day after tomorrow with a special job at Deventer. A German V1 bomb from the Second World War is being dismantled there.
For the members of the service it is the third V1 bomb in six years that they dismantle. “Of course it is always nice for us to have something special”, staff officer Hans van der Zwet told RTV Oost. “The V1 really falls into the special category. You don’t see it every day.”"
www.archyde.com/eod-dismantles-v1-bomb-at-deventer-this-is-really-the-special-category/
