Bomb Disposal REs WWII

Unused woven cloth unit formation sign. Yellow bomb on red backing. Ref Edwards Langley P80 fig 86A
RE bomb disposal personnel were very important especially at home, as they began to encounter munitions fitted with anti-handling devices e.g. the Luftwaffe's ZUS40 anti-removal bomb fuse of 1940. Bomb fuses incorporating anti-handling devices were specifically designed to kill bomb disposal personnel. Scientists and technical staff responded by devising methods and equipment to render them safe

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