Image: Cooper 20 pound Aerial Bomb AWM

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Description: Australian War Memorial exhibit. ID Number: REL/16091 Title: Cooper Aerial Bomb Maker: J C Co Ltd Place made: United Kingdom: England Date made: 1917 Physical description: Steel; Cooper 20 pound aerial bomb. The bomb is made from steel and has four tail fins. The nose cone has a No 7 T fuze attached. A removable nose cone cover is screwed onto the nose. The bomb is painted brown and has a green and red band painted around the bomb casing. Markings - bomb casing - JC CO; 15.8.17. PAT 2 1/8/80/20. Markings - fuze - JC CO LTD 1917. Markings - nose cap - NO 7 T JC CO LTD 1917. Measurements: Bomb diameter: 125 (mm); Bomb length: 620 (mm); Bomb weight: 9 (kg) Summary: 20 pound Cooper aerial bomb used operationally by the Royal Flying Corps during the later period of the First World War on the Western Front.
Title: Cooper 20 pound Aerial Bomb AWM
Credit: Steve Johnson's Cyber-Heritage website http://www.cyberheritage.com/australianwarmemorial/IMG_3487.html This is a clipped and scaled version of original photograph.
Author: Steve Johnson http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk
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