The M47 bomb was a chemical bomb designed during World War II for use by the U.S. Army Air Forces. [1] The bomb was designed for aerial bombardment and maximum efficiency after being dropped. Therefore, the bomb had a very thin metal sheet as its …

BOMB, CHEMICAL, 100-POUND M47 SERIES General. The bomb was developed to meet the requirements of the Air Forces for a chemical bomb for "bombardment" purposes. It is a thin case bomb...

Tests performed on-site revealed traces of mustard. Ordnance officers from the U.S. Air Force identified the casings as belonging to a 100-pound M47A2 mustard gas bomb.

US Air Force Douglas A-1E Skyraider dropping a 100-pound (45 kg) M47 white phosphorus bomb on a Viet Cong position in South Vietnam in 1966. White phosphorus munitions are weapons that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus.

The M47 series of bombs was developed to meet the requirements of the Air Force for a chemical bomb for "bombardment" purposes. It was a thin case bomb whose design and construction was such as to provide maximum efficiency after release from the bomb bay of the plane.

The M47 bomb was a chemical bomb designed during World War II for use by the U.S. Army Air Forces.

M47 or M-47 may refer to: M47 bomb, an American chemical/incendiary weapon; 47th known Mersenne prime; M47 Dragon, an American anti-tank missile system; M-47 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan; M47 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa; M47 (Johannesburg), a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa

The M47 bomb was a chemical bomb designed during World War II for use by the U.S. Army Air Forces.[1] The bomb was designed for aerial bombardment and maximum efficiency after being dropped. Therefore, the bomb had a very thin metal sheet as its …

Types of Ordnance Used at Five Points OLF Types of Ordnance Used at Five Points OLF 7 October 1954 Clearance Report: M-47 Chemical Bombs MK 23 Model I Navy bombs M38 practice bombs March 2001 Archives Search Report: Mark 23-MOD-1 Mark 1-MOD-0 (25, 40, 50, & 100#) Ordnance Characteristics M47 Chemical Bomb M47 Chemical Bomb (Smoke) Filler – plasticized white phosphorus (PWP; smoke producing ...

An M47A2 mustard bomb with standard M108 fuse. The M47 is a thin case bomb used for chemical bombardment. The M47A2 was designed to be able to receive liquid mustard (H) without leaking.