Description
Cast steel nose riveted to seamless steel tubing; rear not tapered.
The Mk 1 M5 is seamless steel tubing.
Four vanes riveted to tail cone; two sets of external bar struts to reinforce vanes; cone secured to flange on base plate.
Two U-shaped eyebolts on plates secured to body by cap screws.
Prior to March 11, 1942, these bombs would have been yellow all over with black manufacturers markings; but since that date will be olive drab with one inch yellow bands around nose and base and a 1/4 inch band around center of gravity.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
