Ordnance including a 'cookie'
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Ordnance including a 'cookie'
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 17 Feb 2012
The bombs then called Blockbusters were the RAF's 4,000-pound (1,800 kg) — also known as a cookie — 8,000 and 12,000 lb (1,800, 3,600 and 5,400 kg) HC (High Capacity) bombs. These bombs had especially thin casings that allowed them to contain approximately three-quarters of their weight in explosive, with the 4,000 pounder containing over 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) of Amatol. This is a 4,000 pound exhibit at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.139874
Longitude
-0.000302