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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
| RECOGNITION OF BRITISH BOMBS |
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In order to facilitate recognition and provide a ready means of identification of British bombs, the following tables have been devised: |
| 1. | Color, markings, and stencilling | |
| 2. | Tail numbers | |
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Silhouettes |
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| Bomb Type |
Color & Markings |
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| *H.E. Bombs |
Dark green overall |
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| Loaded G.P. |
Single red band near nose |
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| Loaded S.A.P. |
Single red band near nose with single white band just forward of it. |
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| Loaded A.P. |
Single red band near nose between two white bands |
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| All Bombs |
Light green band, near maximum diameter, upon which filling type is stencilled |
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| Incendiary Bombs |
Dull brownish-red overall |
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| Practice Bombs |
White overall |
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| Inert-loaded Bombs |
Black overall |
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| Parachute Flares & Photoflash Bombs |
Black overall with red bands |
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| Bombs fuzed with a time fuze |
Tail fins and arming vanes will be painted red. |
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L.C. (Chemical) Bombs |
Grey overall with colored bands to indicate type of chemical fillers: black, tear gas; green, lung irritant; yellow, vesicant. |
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*H.E. bombs were originally painted yellow by the British. The change to dark green was made at about the same time that the United States changed to olive drab. Oc-casionally, where bomb stores in the field were issued before the change was made, yellow painted bombs may still be found. In some instances, only the exposed parts of bombs in storage were aprayed dark green, resulting in a 'two-tone' combination of green on top and yellow below. |
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Complete information, including weight, type, mark number, filling, date filled, filling station, and lot number will be found stencilled on the outside of all British Bombs. Al-through the location of the various stencellings differs with different bombs, the following sketch will indicate the information to be found and its approximate location on the out-side of the bomb body. |
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