white phosphorus misadventures #25 A blazing ammo box

Further to many other stories concerning the military “use” of this dangerous evil chemical, this one from 27th May 1950 Evening News brings together some familiar pieces. “Unserviceable ammunition”- “boxes of 24 grenades”, and a “phosphorus peril” fire. If only there was a place where all of this crap could go central to AW’s factory…….. 😮

Of course we are talking AW bombs here, useless glass bottles manufactured in the millions by the pillocks from Oldbury just a few years earlier and never used for anything but demonstrations by the Home Guard and others.

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