auchonvillerssomme Posted 6 September , 2008 Share Posted 6 September , 2008 Reading Bill Lamberts 'Combat Report' he mentions dropping Coopers on a German trench, what were Coopers? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzee Posted 6 September , 2008 Share Posted 6 September , 2008 Cooper was a 25lb bomb which measured about 16 in. in length http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/prints/vi....cfm?ID=PAE1282 Regards Fitzee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 6 September , 2008 Share Posted 6 September , 2008 The bomb of preference for British ground attack by the end of the war. Small and light enough for the fighters like the Camel but big enough to pack a punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 7 September , 2008 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2008 Thank you, how many did an aircraft carry? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 7 September , 2008 Share Posted 7 September , 2008 Mick The SE 5a, like the Camel, could carry four Cooper bombs on a rack under the fuselage. Cheers Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 7 September , 2008 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2008 Thanks Gareth. Bill Lambert describes dropping them at 150 feet. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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