Bomb
Complete incendiary bomb, dented with tail fin detached, dropped on 07.05.1941 in Barrow. Incendiary (fire) bombs were dropped over Britain in enormous numbers during the Second World War and caused a huge amount of damage; weight for weight it was five times more effective than conventional explosives.
Date created
1937Time period
1941Contributor
The Dock MuseumCopyright
The Dock MuseumReference number
H2H.The Dock Museum BAWFM.03815.1Format
Object (10)
Themes
Second World War (46)
Places
Barrow-in-Furness (43)
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