Butterfly Bombs
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BUTTERFLY BOMBS |
PAUL RAFFERTY wrote on April 26, 2012
madeira beach florida
Comments:
I was stationed at K-6, in the MABS 12 Bomb Dump. We loaded butterfly bombs
up only a couple of times while I was there, which would be (30th dratf) January
53 to March 54.
| Entry: 8654 |
BUTTERFLY BOMBS |
AL BRYANT wrote on November 11, 2009
Comments:
Hi Bob -Just a note - I was pulled out of 2/11 two days after the cease fire and sent to a new outfit that was formed by guys from all 4 Reg(1st,5th,7th and 11th marines)
We helped lay the yellow tape to mark the 38th Parelle?
and we marked mines and unexploded shells-Yeah, we put up signs marked butterfly bombs- We sent 4 man patrols into the DMZ everyday-but I guess you know all this -Sorry to be so longwinded but havent run into any guys that were there at the cease fire and with the DMZ police
Al Bryant
Cincinnati,Ohio
albryant5@msn.com
| Entry: 8117 |
BUTTERFLY BOMBS |
SGT. CARL PLUMMER wrote on January 24, 2007
Comments:
Regarding Butterfly Bombs;
These were anti-personal mines dropped from planes but were used sparingly and were not very very efficient. They were dropped in clusters that would seperate in the free fall. Spring loaded, curved tin jackets popped open during the free fall and rode up a short cable to form the curved wings. The swerling wings engaged a square shank at the end of the cable and started the process of unscrewing the cable from the side body of the bomb. This "armed" the bomb before it hit the ground. They were engineered to go off when disturbed but I think they had a high failure rate. I think I remember reading in my training materials, (I was a school trained Demolition Engineer, 1st. Engr. Bn.)that they were also designed to use barometric fuses to provide air burst. I policed up a dozen or so of these gadgets during the fall of 1953. More junk than useful.
Dedicated To - Arthur Donald DeLacy - 1st Lieutenant - USMCR - MIA POW - 10/07/1951 - Heartbreak Ridge