Major General Waffenamt Posted February 16, 2016 Major General Share Posted February 16, 2016 Here is a recent acquisition,shown on the facebook forum but i will be posting more in here now to get things moving. Restored by my old friend Phil. Eventually came to me in a trade up,im very happy with the item. Used before a raid to light up the target by the pathfinders i would have thought? Came with the original type 9 fuze. I added the tailfins. Concrete filling in the nose,the body is a thin walled tin composition. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 16, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted February 16, 2016 Fantastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Waffenamt Posted February 16, 2016 Author Major General Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Waffenamt Posted February 16, 2016 Author Major General Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Lenny said: Fantastic... I love the airdropped stuff ever since watching the TV show 'Danger UXB' as a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 16, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Waffenamt said: I love the airdropped stuff ever since watching the TV show 'Danger UXB' as a kid. I loved that programme.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Waffenamt Posted September 22, 2018 Author Major General Share Posted September 22, 2018 A pal of mine in Finland has just acquired one also. Only two I’ve ever seen in captivity and I have one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hello Waff, So maybe there are only x2 that can be found...and you have one...Brilliant! Thanks for showing us & Best to you Desert Rat/ Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Bloody hell, thats taking the pee, the thing drops, goes of and takes a photo of you ducking for cover all at the same time, those German Bomber crews were crafty buggers🙄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 As a matter of interest....What would someone pay for this item....If you could find one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Waffenamt Posted September 23, 2018 Author Major General Share Posted September 23, 2018 My mate paid 300 Euro for it around 8 years ago? I found the tail unit seperate in parts at a show and had them welded together. Its the original fuze that came with it as well. They are out there but quite rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thats a very good price Waff, OK he had to get the other parts but what a great item to have! Best to you..IanB/ Desert Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Late to the party, but here's my 'Blitzlicht' bomb. Not in quite such good condition having gone off. I've read they were used when taking night-time reconnaissance photos. When they went off, they apparently produced 60,000,000 candle power for 5 seconds. No wonder there's no paint left on it! Quite a firework! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 with only 5 seconds it must have been difficult to co ordinate the picture taking with the impact or was it a parachute device? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Just had thoughts of area of luminance versus illumination, ah the good old days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Waffenamt Posted May 4, 2021 Author Major General Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 16/11/2020 at 11:13, Richard Auld said: with only 5 seconds it must have been difficult to co ordinate the picture taking with the impact or was it a parachute device? Parachute device popped out the end. On 16/11/2020 at 09:46, ChrisR said: Late to the party, but here's my 'Blitzlicht' bomb. Not in quite such good condition having gone off. I've read they were used when taking night-time reconnaissance photos. When they went off, they apparently produced 60,000,000 candle power for 5 seconds. No wonder there's no paint left on it! Quite a firework! Absolutely stunning mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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