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O'TANNEN-BOMB, O'TANNEN-BOMB


Pat Daniels
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What happens when a collector of inert ordnance gets bored near Christmas time?

A 1,000Lb GP bomb gets hauled into the living room and decorated.

Christmas should be a blast this year!

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O Tannen-Bomb, O Tannen-Bomb,
How lovely are thy box fins!
O Tannen-Bomb, O Tannen-Bomb,
How lovely are thy box fins!

Your casing so green in summertime,
Still bravely green in wintertime.
O Tannen-Bomb, O Tannen-Bomb,
How lovely are thy box fins!

The arming vane spins faithfully,
Downward on it's trajectory,
O Tannen-Bomb, O Tannen-Bomb,
How lovely are thy box fins.

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Thanks to all for their comments!

 Expecting a couple of relatives over this evening who "don't get" the ordnance collecting thing.   It should be interesting to see how far away from it they sit........

 

Merry Christmas to all!!!!!

Pat

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Yes, most just do not understand Ordnance collecting. Maybe my fascination comes from my Army days witnessing various pieces doing their job ( only 7 percent of our population are veterans), or maybe because collecting something that was designed solely to destroy and be destroyed ( rarity- unlike all other militaria), or the brilliant engineering involved in designing clock work mechanisms ( Bulova watch company manufactured fuzes), or the simple fact that Patton replied to the question “ What won the war?”...” Artillery did”. 

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