Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Luftwaffe's legacy

Using aerial photos and maps prepared by insurance companies following the Second World War, a private British company has prepared maps indicating the likely location of unexploded bombs throughout England.

The maps point to more than 21,000 locations that may be the surprise home of Nazi munitions.

The Telegraph
reports on the maps and the interesting history of finding and defusing unexploded ordinance through the years since the war.




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