Japan steps up WWII bomb disposal after recent discoveries near airfields, ports

Japanese divers working magnetic surveys for the government at two sites on Okinawa discovered 20 pieces of unexploded ordnance believed to be left over from World War II. Most recently, divers found a 5-inch shell on Nov. 26 in 52-foot Read More …

Netherlands: World War II bombs safely neutralized near Moordrecht

Two unexploded World War II aircraft bombs were safely neutralized overnight from Saturday to Sunday near Moordrecht in South Holland, the municipality of Zuidplas reported. The first bomb was rendered safe at approximately 2:15 a.m. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service Read More …

Japanese troops to defuse unexploded WWII bombs found near commercial airport

Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last month on Miyakojima, a popular tourist spot 170 miles southwest of Okinawa. Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit expect Read More …

UK: WW2 bomb found on building site in East Tilbury safely detonated

Specialists have successful carried out a controlled explosion of a World War Two bomb discovered on a construction site. The buried device was uncovered near Station Road in East Tilbury, Essex at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday before the detonation took Read More …

UK: Unexploded WW2 bomb detonated on beach

An unexploded World War Two bomb found in a Merseyside town has been taken to a nearby beach and detonated. Footage of the explosion, captured by the news site Eye On Southport, showed an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EODI) destroying Read More …

Japan searches for buried WWII bombs at airports after one explodes near plane

A long-buried World War Two bomb exploded in early October at Japan’s Miyazaki Airport. Nearly 80 years after the war ended, bombs that didn’t detonate still turn up nationwide. Two more were found this month near Miyako Airport in Okinawa Prefecture. Read More …

Florida: Controlled demolition of WWII-era bombs in Choctawhatchee Bay set for later this week

Eglin Air Force Base officials are advising the public of a planned demolition in Choctawhatchee Bay later this week. According to a release, divers from the Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, a detachment from Panama City, will clear Read More …

Japan: Two unexploded bombs found near airport in Okinawa

Two unexploded bombs believed to have been dropped during World War II were found in a vegetable field next to Miyako Airport in Okinawa this month, sources said Thursday. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government and the city of Miyakojima, Read More …

Germany: Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb

Authorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a new medical campus. The 1,000kg US aerial bomb, equipped with Read More …

Guam-based airmen detonate US ordnance left over from World War II battle

Explosive ordnance technicians on Guam recently removed and detonated a U.S. bomb base fuse and two unexploded shells apparently left over from World War II. The unexploded ordnance was discovered around 1 p.m. Oct. 2 in the South Finegayan section Read More …