Beachgoers Cheer WWII Bomb Blast

Posted At : July 22, 2015 11:06 AM | Posted By : Admin
Related Categories: WWII Era UXO Finds - Underwater Related

St. Pete's Beach, Florida Beachgoers at a popular Florida beach in the Tampa area cheered from a distance as MacDill Air Force Base EOD detonated a barnacle-encrusted WWII M122 photoflash bomb.

The old munition (shown below) was described by several beachgoers as resembling a log, was cause for concern for one man who noticed the item in the surf and notified authorities.

A 300-yard perimeter was set up to secure the area, as the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded with technical support from Air Force EOD. EOD detonated the device through a controlled explosion.

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