Don’t take off, bomb on the runway!

by YankeeJim | April 7, 2010 at 12:00 pm

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Can you imagine how surprised a German worker must have been at discovering a WWII era bomb at the Berlin airport?

33% of Berlin was destroyed by Allied bombing in WWII. It is not surprising that bombs are still being discovered in areas that are off the beaten path.

“World War II bomb shuts down Berlin airport

Workers discover quarter-ton bomb, forcing flight cancellations, diversions

BERLIN - German authorities have shut down Berlin's main international airportafter construction workers discovered a World War II bomb there.

A police spokesman told The Associated Press on Wednesday the bomb's weight is estimated at a quarter ton.

Police said no planes are allowed to land or take off from Tegel airport until experts manage to defuse the bomb. Police are blocking all access roads.”