A Spanish Civil War relic, believed to have dropped from a plan more than 70 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of Alicante, Spain. Measuring over 3ft long and 16 inches wide, this is not your average relic - It’s a bomb!
Spanish officials believe that it failed to detonate after being deployed from a plane during the Spanish Civil War that pitted an angry army against their government in the 1930’s. Encased in seabed growth, it may still be explosive. It was found by recreational divers and was left where it was found until Civil Guard divers are instructed on how to remove it.
So you’re probably thinking “Oh… this is in Spain… I’m safe from finding bombs in my backyard or on my beaches.”
Not so much.
Just one month ago workers in Orlando, FL discovered over 400 pounds of WWII era bombs next to a middle school. They even found an entire military tank buried underground near the campus. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that about 50 23lb bombs, several rockets, a rocket booster and a cannon were found buried near Odyssey Middle School since the initial discovery on December 27, 2007.
So what did they do with them? Amy workers came in and detonated the found explosives in pits, promising to meticulously scoop out the surrounding area and remove any other WWII relics they came across.
The more our country grows, the more schools we need and neighborhoods we build, the more we can expect to find things that were meant to be forgotten buried below us. If you’re out metal detecting and stumble upon something that looks like a bomb, please be careful. Take a cell phone on your hunts and contact the local police as soon as possible. But whatever you do, (and we know this will be hard), DON’T DIG IT UP!
But I’m curious. How many of you have stumbled upon some questionable ancient artillery? What did you do?
- Shaun
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