WWII bomb forces runway closure at Amsterdam airport

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Tue 3rd Jun 2008 06:17 pm

WWII bomb forces runway closure at Amsterdam airport
6/3/2008, 6:24 a.m. EDT
The Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has closed one of its five runways after a World War II bomb was unearthed during excavations nearby.

Army explosives experts say the 500-pound (226-kilogram) British bomb must remain still for 54 hours because it was moved during its discovery by workers building a road.

Bert van Denham from the local municipality says the bomb is expected to be removed on Thursday.

Schiphol spokeswoman Kathelijne Vermeulen said Tuesday that flights are being diverted to other runways at the airport and no delays are expected.

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cheese · Post by **cheese** » Wed 4th Jun 2008 06:24 pm

imagine stumbling onto that one...

travelling high · Post by **travelling high** » Wed 4th Jun 2008 06:34 pm

Scary stuff there..

Pala · Post by **Pala** » Wed 4th Jun 2008 07:14 pm

They found one along the tracks in 2005 and we had to take the bus from Haarlem to AMS, but ended up in Leiden.

Good times.
chuck

travelling high · Post by **travelling high** » Wed 4th Jun 2008 07:37 pm

I am sure there are quite a few ordinance left to be discovered sadly.Alot of duds that didn't go off.Because of an idiot goofing with one in WWII he died and my Grandfather lost a leg.Oddly enough it was in The Netherlands.

echc1 · Post by **echc1** » Fri 6th Jun 2008 04:09 pm

ironically today a 1000kg is being defused on the london underground network

BigRigRob · Post by **BigRigRob** » Sat 7th Jun 2008 12:22 am

Wassup Matt,
New avatar travelling high?

travelling high · Post by **travelling high** » Sat 7th Jun 2008 01:27 am

New avatar travelling high?

Yeah I like this one.It looks like me but with longer hair

echc1 · Post by **echc1** » Sat 7th Jun 2008 05:35 am

hey there Rob......watch out in november cos i may liberate the cookies from the dark side

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