Man unearths 227kg bomb in Ratanakkiri

[geovalin]

Mech Dara

 

An excavator operator was lucky to escape with his life on Monday evening after striking a 1970s-era Mk-82 bomb while digging in Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat district.

 

Chum Touch, police chief of Lbaing I commune, where the unexploded ordnance was found, said the excavator had unearthed the 227-kilogram bomb while he was digging to make a canal.

 

“It was lucky that his excavator did not crush the bomb, and that the bucket just touched the bomb and pulled it from the ground,” Touch said yesterday.

 

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[alfalfa19]

I'm glad he did not sell it to scrap metal dealers to be cut up with torches , as happened in BKK, demolishing a city block.  

[Beats56]

Would that bomb be from WW2 era?

If so that is what 70 years ago.

[anon467367354]

Just now, Beats56 said:

Would that bomb be from WW2 era?

If so that is what 70 years ago.

could be one the US Inc dropped

[Belzybob]

16 minutes ago, Beats56 said:

Would that bomb be from WW2 era?

If so that is what 70 years ago.

" a 1970s-era Mk-82 bomb "

[Stargeezr]

No Boom,  No  Harm, No  Foul.  Lucky  guy.

[anon467367354]

43 minutes ago, Belzybob said:

" a 1970s-era Mk-82 bomb "

looks to me like it's a 60's era bomb  http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/mk-82-bombs

[ilostmypassword]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb

[radiochaser]

I was about 200 yards from a 500 pound bomb explosion.  It made an impressive amount of noise.  Made me happy that it wasn't a 1000 pound bomb a different aircraft was carrying.