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Unexploded Bomb. ( UXBs.)

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Unexploded Bombs ( UXBs )

Unexploded Bombs came in different classifications.

UX-B …….. Unexploded high explosive bomb.
UX-IB……. Unexploded incendiary bomb.
UX-GB …... Unexploded gas bomb.
UX-APB….. Unexploded anti personal bomb.
Small Yellow UXB..British anti aircraft bomb.
UX-PM …… Unexploded parachute mine.
UX-TGM….. Type G Mine ( no parachute )
UX-AA……. Anti aircraft shell.
UX-C ……… Cannisters 14” x 3.25” in diameter.
UX-Upshell…Metal tubular casing without a parachute
7’x 6” long.
IBEN……….. Icendiary bomb ( explosive nose.)

It has been said that Germany dropped more intentional unexploded bombs because they caused more disruption than one’s that exploded
 
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