Bullseye. A puff of black smoke marks a direct hit from the 1,000-lb general purpose conventional type bomb dropped from Coast Guard UF-20 plane flying over its intended target. The iceberg is 150 ft. high, 300 ft. wide, and weighs about 1,000,000 tons. It is located 160 miles northeast of Argentia, Newfoundland, or 60 miles northeast of cape Bonavista in international waters. During ten bomb flights made from May 23 to 30, twenty bombs were dropped on iceberg targets (the plane carried two at a time under wings). A score of 16 direct hits were made. According to Commander, International Ice P
Bullseye. A puff of black smoke marks a direct hit from the 1,000-lb general purpose conventional type bomb dropped from Coast Guard UF-20 plane flying over its intended target. The iceberg is 150 ft. high, 300 ft. wide, and weighs about 1,000,000 tons. It is located 160 miles northeast of Argentia, Newfoundland, or 60 miles northeast of cape Bonavista in international waters. During ten bomb flights made from May 23 to 30, twenty bombs were dropped on iceberg targets (the plane carried two at a time under wings). A score of 16 direct hits were made. According to Commander, International Ice Patrol, Commander Ross P Bullard, USCG, the damage was insignificant. The only noticeable effects were scattering of brash ice chipped from the iceberg target and flying shrapnel.
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Photo credit: © NB/USC / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 17-a2-187, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
