Description
The 65 pound bomb was a rectangular light sheet metal can with corrugated strengtheners fitted externally to the side of the can. Wire handles were also attached to the upper part of the sides. The Mk 2 bomb had a centrally placed charging hole and two domed spacers soldered at diagonal comers of the top of the bomb. There was no fuze in the bomb; the bomb simply broke up on impact.
This bomb originated as a 5-gallon cylindrical oil drum fitted with a suspension lug and a lead nose weight. This bomb was designated a Mk 1 bomb, and there was a large cylindrical “spacer” fitted to the top of the bomb. Opposite this was a charging hole covered by a screw cap. Between these fittings, and stretching diagonally across the top of the bomb, was a cloth drogue. The cloth drogue was a strip of canvas about 18 inches by 18 inches that was fastened diagonally across one end of the bomb to act as a streamer or stabilizer in flight. The bomb was unsatisfactory. No drawing was available for the Mk 1 version of this bomb.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Small Bomb Container, 250 lb
Source(s)
Old Chemical Weapons Reference Guide (1998)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
