WW2 bomb going off in Killamarsh 1970's/80's

[Phanerothyme]

Thanks for all your help. I finally have proof for the unbeliever.

 

Not bad. There is a point to resurrecting old threads, that's for sure!

 

Glad you got what you needed.

[euclid]

None of you are imagining it. The bomb was dicovered on the open cast (Shand) they were about to put it on my Dads truck when it was identified as a bomb. It was detinated at about 6o'clock that night.

What an old thread..but..i also worked for Shand Mining and i was working in the area when the bomb was found on a Friday,it was actually buried in the sub-soil not too far down and i saw it drop out,the shovel driver thought it was a big rock !!! at first..if your dads name was Fred..from Norwood.....i knew him quite well and had a few pints with him too.....

[dawn19run]

It was definately 1977 i remember it well i was pregnant with my 2nd child aand living then on Inkersall drive Westfield,I was in the kitchen at the sink when it went off, the house shook and i saw my windows go almost concave with the force of the blast,my neighbours came running round as they thought my gas cooker had expolded.

[FullEnglish]

I can remember them blowing it up, it shook our windows over at Gleadless, I was only a young teen but remember it on the local news

[Dan france]

Hi lol I don't remember this as I was a young lad at the time however I am sat next to one of the guys who found the bomb I came across your post while looking for info about it you definitely didn't imagine it