Image of the day: 25 March 2015

An Royal Logistic Corp Bomb disposal expert checks the fuse on the World War 2 era SC 250kg German Bomb

Army Bomb disposal experts are currently dealing with an unexploded air drop World War 2 era SC 250kg German Bomb near the Shard in Bermondsey.  

The bomb will have been dropped over London by the Luftwaffe in the 1940s but unusually did not detonate. It has lain undisturbed deep in the ground for 70 years but was uncovered today during construction works.

Bomb disposal teams from Shorncliffe Troop 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Royal Logistic Corps and sappers from 36 Engineer Regiment Explosive Ordnance Disposal are involved in excavating the device so that it can be safely diffused. The operation to excavate the device will take all night as its position is awkward. The fuse is underneath and trenches will have to be dug carefully beneath the bomb in order to access the fuse. In the interim, Royal Engineers are building a safety Hesco ÒiglooÓ around the device to limit any explosion.

Once the fuse is revealed the Royal Logistic Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts will attempt to make the bomb safe.