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.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Gatwick Airport Temporarily Closed in 2011

From the Oct. 17, 2011, Redhill Life "Builders unearth World War II explosive at Gatwick Airport."

And, I have been in that place a couple times.  That would not have been cool to have been blown up by nearly 70 year-old ordnance..

Train and air service were temporarily and bomb disposal units called in after a cluster of unexploded explosives was found.  Five objects had been dug up in airport expansion work and id'd as objects from the Second World War.

A controlled explosion was carried out.  These were found next to the Brighton to London rail lines.  These were probably Allied as it was a smoke grenade, 4-inch mortar and three hand grenades.

Watch Where You Walk in Britain.  --GreGen

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