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20lb Cooper Aerial bomb


Brian Keith
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Brian Keith

Here is an artifact I picked up at an antique mall over 20 years ago. My research indicates it is a 20 lb Cooper Aerial bomb. The Cooper bomb was a British 20 pound bomb used extensively in World War I. It was the first high explosive bomb to be adopted by the Royal Flying Corps.
The bomb was 24lb in weight, of which 20lb was the bomb casing and 4lb was the high explosive. The main body was made of cast iron and the after body is made of wood and the fins sheet steel.
As you can see, this has been turned into a “Training Aid” at some point. Likely, as I found it in the US, it is from the pre-WW II AAC Era.
List of aircraft that used the cooper bomb
SE5a
Bristol F2 Fighter
D.H. 4
Sopwith camel
Fe 2
The Cooper Bomb was also used by US forces into the 1920’s.
Thanks for looking! Comments Welcome!
BKW
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