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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Kaneda on January 09, 2008, 10:18:02

Title: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: Kaneda on January 09, 2008, 10:18:02: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7178081.stm
Title: Re: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: floyd fan on January 09, 2008, 11:13:22: Quote
An investigation has been convened to determine the cause of the bomb's release.

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Anyone finding the light blue practice bomb with brown tape around the bottom of it should contact police.

Looks like the parcel tape snapped
Title: Re: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: carbore on January 09, 2008, 11:49:39: I find it shocking that they used parcel tape. Everyone knows that only gaffer tape is approved for holding explosives to aircraft.
Title: Re: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: SteveGoodz on January 09, 2008, 22:02:09: Quote from: carbore on January 09, 2008, 11:49:39
I find it shocking that they used parcel tape. Everyone knows that only gaffer tape is approved for holding explosives to aircraft.

You gotta blame it on defence cuts ... it's either gaffer tape or a new airplane but not both :D
Title: Re: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: hobbit on January 10, 2008, 18:30:44: SHould have used cable ties, they dont fray so easily :lol:
Title: Re: Careful with that bomb eugene!
Post by: freelanderpx54 on January 10, 2008, 18:33:44: It was down to the use of WD40, it caused the parcel tape to rot