SZ/OEMU/30/1/24-25 - Crater sizes and earth movement due to three British 500 lb. M.C. bombs filled amatol 60/40 and German 250 kg. bombs filled T.N.T. and trialen - Richmond Park, 4/44

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/30/1/24-25

Level of description

Item

Title

Crater sizes and earth movement due to three British 500 lb. M.C. bombs filled amatol 60/40 and German 250 kg. bombs filled T.N.T. and trialen - Richmond Park, 4/44

Date/s

1944

Quantity & Format

4 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

R.C. 424

ARP/424/HJHS

The respective bombs were exploded below ground level in clay soil. The crater dimensions and earth movement calculations are recorded. Tables and graphs are included.

Report to the Ministry of Home Security.

Two copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/30 - [OEMU. CDRC - Craters and ground shock wave]
    - SZ/OEMU/30/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Craters and ground shock wave, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/30/1/24-25 - Crater sizes and earth movement due to three British 500 lb. M.C. bombs filled amatol 60/40 and German 250 kg. bombs filled T.N.T. and trialen - Richmond Park, 4/44

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