From the Oct. 9, 2012, Wilmington (NC) Star-News by Eric Talmadge, AP.
The major airport of Sendai in northern Japan was closed after workers found an unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II was found during construction near a runway. The 550 pound bomb was identified as being American
The detonator appeared to be still in working order and a military bomb squad was considering whether to attempt to remove it or exploding it where it is. All 92 flights in and out of the airport were cancelled.
Japan was heavily bombed by Americans during the war and dozens of duds are discovered each year in Tokyo and even more in Okinawa.
After nearly 70 years, time and rust have made them prone to explosion when attempts are made to move them.
Just last week, a hundred people were evacuated when a 220-pound bomb was found in central Tokyo.
Careful Where You Dig in Japan. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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