Bomb Fin or not a bomb?
 

I own a Luftwaffe fin from what i think is a 50KG bomb, right size colour etc, definatley 50 KG size, dropped on Essex.
However the only numbering i can see is 671 around the base and the tail in hollow but has a heavy "plug" bottom with a hole in the centre of this.
Is this from a Bomb or a Flammenbombe or even Phosphorbrandebombe ?
The fin type can be seen on page 165 The Blitz Then and Now volume 1.

Again its the heavy plug base that tells me its from something more than a standard bomb

Re: Bomb Fin or not a bomb?
 

You could have a look at this site for German aerial bombs:

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bombs.html

Re: Bomb Fin or not a bomb?
 

Hi Amrit1

Thanks, looks like its an SC50, unless someone has any other ideas?

Re: Bomb Fin or not a bomb?
 

Please see attached picture of the fin.

Re: Bomb Fin or not a bomb?
 

Hi
I see hole in center and central short strike,
so
for me is NC 50 D (nebel)
NC 50D "see" is absolutly different
NC 50 has no strike
SC 50 short strike too but largest hole
Brand C 50B (phosphor) has largest hole and lateral pin
B1 C50 has no hole

Best source is Wolfgang Fleischer book near Motorbuchverlag
Deutsche abwurfmunition bis 1945 ISBN-3-613-02286-9

In dusseldorf school documents kampfmittel dattenblatt from 1991,
who confirm Wolfgang book, one other draw was similar for the tail as NC 50D : KC 50 2 BU ...(kampstoffbombe)
Perhaps same parts ...

Bsrg, Dan