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US troops around a crater made by a bomb dropped from airplane, testing grounds in the USA, WW1, 1918

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1838048/us-troops-around-a-crater-made-by-a-bomb-dropped-from-airplane-france-ww1-1918

Mar 3 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadP00ptartMar 3
Looks more like artillery or mining. Airplane bombs weren’t that big yet until the very end of the war, the biggest being 1000kg, which COULD have made a crater that size under ideal situations but unlikely, also those were dropped by zeppelin, not airplane.
Show threadPugJesusMar 3
I believe heavy bombers were dropping 800 kg+ by the end of the war.
Show threadP00ptartMar 3
Still, the depth of the crater suggests mining. I’m not saying it COULDN’T be an airplane, just that it is less likely. Also it could’ve hit an already existing crater.
Show threadPugJesusMar 3
I mean, I’m just going off the captions I found it with.
Show threadP00ptartMar 3
That’s fair. Cool photo, either way. I assume someone (or many) died from it, seeing as it looks like they’re honoring someone.
Show threadEvil_ShrubberyMar 3

Too bad it’s not a vid …

Holding hands ofc considered too affectionate today, bcs emotional starvation is so great.

Show threadd00eryMar 3

“I ain’t holdin’ nobody’s hand!”