CONSTRUCTION. The body is cylindrical shaped similar in appearance to a SC bomb ex-cept for the nose, which is more blunt. (See fig. 114.) The bomb is divided into two hal-ves longitudinally and united by a rolled joint. The vanes and other fittings are welded. A loading hatch is screwed to the body just forward of the fuze pocket. There is only one fuze pocket which is 7 3/4 inches in depth. Fuze pocket contains one annular picric acid pellet fuze and a wooden cylindrical packing piece.

OPERATION. The aerial burst action of the fuze and picric acid pellet splits the case in half down a weak weld.

REMARKS. The bomb container is a C 500 flam casing adapted to carry approximately 133 1-kg incendiary bombs.

Among the 1B's found in one container were some chalk cement rods (with a wire core) 1.9 inches in diameter (possibly used as filling pieces).

SUSPENSION. Horizontal.

COLOR AND MARKINGS. Inside and outside of container is painted a dull slate grey. There are two red bands; one is around the midsection of the bomb body, and the other is around the nose of the bomb.

Letters "ABB 500" are stenciled in black at center of bomb between the fuze pocket and the suspension lug.

Letters "1941 bbZ 170 7" appear on tail fin.

Figure 114 – ABB 500 Container