Brian Keith Posted April 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2020 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 bombSE5aBristol F2 FighterD.H. 4Sopwith camelFe 2The Cooper Bomb was also used by US forces into the 1920’s.Thanks for looking! Comments Welcome!BKWMore photos to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 5, 2020 More photos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted April 5, 2020 Last one, cut away fuze: Thanks for looking, comments welcome. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailcol Posted April 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 5, 2020 Super nice piece you just don't see very much. Great find!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks for you comments, glad you liked seeing it. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmilitaria Posted April 5, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 5, 2020 Fantastic piece. Thank you for showing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks bb, appreciate your comments. Happy you enjoyed seeing it. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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