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Chris Goss

1st September 2009 17:39

Jericho

During the attack on Coventry 14-15 Nov 40, III/KG 51 & I/KG 54 reported dropping "SC50 mit Jericho und 360 B1 E1". Would this refer to screamers on the bomb and the fuzing?

Pilot

1st September 2009 19:47

Re: Jericho

Yes, this is small tubes mounted near bomb stabilisers and they make whistling sounds. Ju87 is well known user of that device :)

Cheers

Marcel van Heijkop

1st September 2009 23:03

Elektronbrandbombe?

Could the latter part "360 B1 E1" maybe refer to the amount and type of bomb, i.e. "360 x B1 E1 Elektronbrandbomben", so 360 Incendiary bombs with a mass of 1 kg each? Does that make sense in your report, Chris? (Technical info from Wolfgang Fleischer's "Deutsche Abwurfmunition bis 1945", Motorbuch Verlag.

Regards,

Marcel

brewerjerry

2nd September 2009 03:47

Re: Jericho

Hi Chris,
Maybe a useful link.
jerry

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch...en_Weltkrieges

Chris Goss

2nd September 2009 22:29

Re: Jericho

Marcel-There was a quantity before SC50

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