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<blockquote data-quote="desert rat 2" data-source="post: 130649" data-attributes="member: 321"><p>Those dummy bombs are WWII vintage. The really cool thing is that is the first time I have seen intact dummy bombs. I have found some scraps before, but never seen them intact like that.</p><p> </p><p>There are WWII bombing targets on the desert floor that run from Apple Valley to Twentynine Palms. I went to Google Earth to see if there was one close to Galway, but I didn't find anything. Then I remembered that there was a runway on Galway during the war. When the B-17's were practicing bomb runs, they would also practice touch and go landings on Galway. Could be that somebody dropped their bomb load when they were practicing their touch and go and that is the reason they weren't destroyed.</p><p> </p><p>There is a pristine target at 34 24'13.22"N, 116 22'38.35"W. I believe that this one was used much more recently.</p><p> </p><p>There is another target just N of Anderson DL at 34 33'34.91"N, 116 22'38.35"W. This one is more typical in the way it is faded. If you are using Google Earth, you will spot these every once in a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desert rat 2, post: 130649, member: 321"] Those dummy bombs are WWII vintage. The really cool thing is that is the first time I have seen intact dummy bombs. I have found some scraps before, but never seen them intact like that. There are WWII bombing targets on the desert floor that run from Apple Valley to Twentynine Palms. I went to Google Earth to see if there was one close to Galway, but I didn't find anything. Then I remembered that there was a runway on Galway during the war. When the B-17's were practicing bomb runs, they would also practice touch and go landings on Galway. Could be that somebody dropped their bomb load when they were practicing their touch and go and that is the reason they weren't destroyed. There is a pristine target at 34 24'13.22"N, 116 22'38.35"W. I believe that this one was used much more recently. There is another target just N of Anderson DL at 34 33'34.91"N, 116 22'38.35"W. This one is more typical in the way it is faded. If you are using Google Earth, you will spot these every once in a while. [/QUOTE]
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