what type of bomber dropped a 2200 pd bomb?WWII bomb detonated in LondonSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBritish Army engineers detonate a large World War II bomb in LondonMinistry of Defense: Bomb was the largest found in the capital since1975Disposal experts used strong magnets to stop timer after bomb startedtickingNext Article in World =BB LONDON, England (CNN) -- A neighborhood in east London was gettingback to normal Saturday after British Army engineers detonated a largeWorld War II bomb unearthed this week on a building site, officialssaid.Army engineers covered the bomb with sand to minimise the risk of anexplosion.1 of 2An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the2,200-pound German warhead at 5:55 p.m. (12:55 p.m. ET) Friday,London's Metropolitan Police said. Video of the blast showed browndirt, debris and black smoke shooting into the air when the bomb wentoff.There were no reports of any injuries or damage to surroundingproperty after the blast, the police and Ministry of Defense said. Thepublic was allowed back into the industrial neighborhood by Fridaynight, authorities said.Two subway lines and a rail line in the area, which were shut downafter construction crews discovered the bomb Monday, were runningnormal service Saturday, transportation officials said.London's transit authority, Transport for London (TfL), said thepolice and army gave permission for its engineers to check the tracksless than an hour after the controlled explosion. The tracks wereclear of debris and damage and services resumed at 7:13 p.m. (2:13p.m. ET), TfL said.Contractors preparing a waterway near the site of the future OlympicPark discovered the bomb Monday. The Ministry of Defense said thebomb, which measured four feet by two feet, was the largest one foundin the capital since 1975.The bomb was "enormous," said Simon Saunders, a spokesman for theBritish Army's London district.At one point during the week the bomb started ticking, which suggesteda timing device,...

2200lb is 1000kg. Both the He111 and Ju88 could carry two of these externally.

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maiesm72 18 years ago

What in God's name has a car got to do with a garage?

Books and magazines on the walls, kits on the racks and stacked up in seven ft. high rows on the floor, small area for DIY tools, the rest for tons of junk.

Cars belong in the driveway.

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Tom

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Mad-Modeller 18 years ago

Which is where mine has been ever since the kids moved back here in

2001. If the garage was full of my own crap or my parents' it would be more understandable. Alas, it's my son's computer parts yard that has the garage mostly filled - and they moved out three years ago.

Since my car is blue the paint has been oxidising off the upper surfaces quite rapidly and the primer is showing in spots, interspersed with surface rust, ergo, why my daughter calls it the Rustang. :(

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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