October 7, 200422 yr LINK Florida hurricanes reveal four rocket bombs from World War II CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? Four rocket bombs from World War II training exercises have been found in Florida since Hurricane Jeanne blew through last month and uncovered them. The latest find was Monday. Army explosives experts from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station removed a 10 1/2-foot-long, rocket-powered explosive nicknamed "Tiny Tim" from the sands of Vero Beach. "It's a 500 pound, semi-armor piercing bomb fitted with a rocket motor," said Sgt. 1st Class Jake Holland of the Army's 766th Ordnance Company. "The rocket had been fired, but the warhead was live." Two other rocket-bombs have recently been found along the Atlantic coast, one in Ormond Beach and another in Vero Beach. The fourth was found inland at Fruitland Park. All were Tiny Tims. Parts of inland central Florida was used in World War II as bombing ranges, and the then mostly empty coast stretching along Volusia, Brevard and Indian River counties was used for amphibious landing and other military training. Tank obstacles and other military gear have been found as well. The disposal squad dug up the beach rocket bombs by hand, trucked them out of harms way and detonated them in a holes covered with sand.
October 12, 200422 yr I have a picture of me standing in front of that same exact bomb outside the Museum when I was about 8 Awesome museum
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