|
Post by chips on Jul 23, 2012 20:24:14 GMT
Holiday beach cordoned off after landslip sends more than a THOUSAND Second World War bombs and rockets tumbling onto the sandsBad weather led to ground movement which exposed the huge arsenal at Mappleton, East Riding A dog walker stumbled across the deadly find on Saturday and 15 controlled explosions were carried out Rockets, mortar bombs and 25-pounder bombs were recovered after they were fired into the cliffs by RAF aircraft during the war Most of the devices were dummy rounds used for bombing practice but contain enough explosives to cause terrible injuries By Emily Allen PUBLISHED: 07:11 GMT, 23 July 2012 | UPDATED: 18:40 GMT, 23 July 2012 Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177528/Landslide-uncovers-1-000-deadly-WW2-bombs-Mappleton-beach-East-Riding.html#ixzz21TlYoE2v
|
|