Part 1 - Aircraft Bombs and Pyrotechnics; Chapter 1: IntroductionPart 1 - Aircraft Bombs and Pyrotechnics; Chapter 1: Introduction
BRITISH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
Part 1 - AIRCRAFT BOMBS AND PYROTECHNICS
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

Tail Numbers

Bombs With Which Used
No. 39 Mk I H.C. 2,000-lb. Mk II and III
No. 40 Mk I I.B. 30-lb. Mks III and IV
No. 41 Mk I Smoke 120-lb. Mk I
No. 42 Mk I Cluster Projectile No. 14 Mk I
No. 43 Mk I Cluster Projectile No. 15 Mk I
No. 44 Mk I & II Cluster Projectile No. 4 Mk I
No. 45 Mk I Cluster Projectile No. 6 Mk I
No. 46 Mk I Cluster Projectile No. 7 Mk I
No. 47 Mk I A.P. 2,000-lb. Mk IV
No. 48 Mks II & III Cluster Projectile No. 16 Mk II
No. 52 Mk I H.C. 8,000-lb. Mks I and II
  H.C. 12,000-lb Mk II
No. 54 Mk I G.P. 500-lb. American (M64)
No. 55 Mk I G.P. 1,000-lb American (M65)
No. 56 Mk I A.S. 100-lb. Mk VI
No. 57 Mk I T.I. 1,000-lb. Mk I
No. 63 Mk I & II Cluster Projector No. 17 Mk II
No. 65 Mk I Cluster Projector No. 23 Mk I
No. 66 Mk I Cluster Projector No. 24 Mk I
No. 69 Mk I Cluster Projector No. 1 Mk I
No. 70 Mk I Cluster Projector No. 2 Mk I
No. 75 Mks I & II T.I. 250-lb. Nos. 1-28
No. 78 Mk I D.P. 12,000-lb. Mk I
No. 79 Mk I I.B. 400-lb. Mk I
No. 81 Mk I Smoke 500-lb. Mk II

No. 82 Mk I

D.P. 22,000-lb. Mk I

Color Marking and Stencilling of British Bombs

The following list gives the color markings employed on loaded British bombs.

Bomb Type

Color Markings

F

Dark green over-all with red band forward of light green band on nose.

G.P.

Dark green over-all with red nose band, and light green body band

M.C.

Dark green over-all with red nose band, and light green band on base of ogive

H.C.

Dark green over-all with red nose band, and light green band on forward position

S.A.P.

Dark green over-all with a white band just forward of a red band on the nose

A.P.

Dark green over-all with nose painted light green to point of grea-test diameter; white band between two red bands on nose

D.P.

Dark green over-all with red band near nose

A.S.

Dark green over-all with red nose band and light green band at base of ogive

D.C.

Dark green over-all with red nose band, and colored band indicat-ing filling forward of the suspension lug

B

Dark green over-all with red nose band and green band on ogive

I.B.

Either dull red over-all, or have red nose end. Most small sizes have a bright red band between two black bands around the nose. Large sizes have a bright red band on the body and another on the after body.

Smoke

Dark green over-all with a red band either around the nose, or the after part of the body

L.C.

Grey over-all with colored bands to indicate chemical filler; black band, teargas; green band, lung irritant; yellow band, vesicant

Practice

White over-all with two green bands around the tail cone

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