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Bomb fragment
1916, Metal
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Bomb fragment
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Title
Bomb fragment found after the Edinburgh zeppelin raid of April 1916
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Fragment of a bomb dropped by zeppelin in a raid on Edinburgh. Rusted sheet metal incorporating a rivet and a rivet hole.
Date
1916
Type
Metal
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH5501/1/92
The zeppelin raid struck Edinburgh on the night of 2 April 1916. The Castle was probably the intended target, but large areas of the central City and Leith were affected.
Pieces of bomb, shrapnel and other debris were eagerly collected as souvenirs throughout the War.
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