Identification of air delivered bombs

[frogturn]

Hi,thanks for looking.I was visiting a French friend who's house was next to the Hindenburg line ,and was billeted with German officers,throughout the war.Because of this and the close proximity of a railroad,they had a couple of British bombs dropped on their Conservatory.they kept the tail fins(were used for a long while as ashtrays)Anyone like to make an I.d or comment?many thanks,Paul

[MikeMeech]

On ‎18‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 17:47, frogturn said:

Hi,thanks for looking.I was visiting a French friend who's house was next to the Hindenburg line ,and was billeted with German officers,throughout the war.Because of this and the close proximity of a railroad,they had a couple of British bombs dropped on their Conservatory.they kept the tail fins(were used for a long while as ashtrays)Anyone like to make an I.d or comment?many thanks,Paul

Hi

 

This looks like the tail fin of the German P.u.W. type bomb, available in various sizes.

 

I hope that is of use.

 

Mike

[nils d]

So is the top of the fin a square section rather than tapering to a X section ? How interesting .l'd never have suspected that.

That explains the ash-tray reference.

It is a German bomb , designed to spin during its descent.

 

[frogturn]

Thank you folks,will pass on to my French friends.