Petty Officer Second Class Tom Amos, guides the UXO as Petty Officer First Class Barry Noseworthy uses an excavator to remove it from the pond and prepared for transport to the disposal site. Photo taken 29 April 2021, By MCpl I Thompson.
The vintage air bomb from World War II found in a pond in Chebogue was removed yesterday.
Over the last week, a Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team has worked to remove the bomb, which was classified as an unexploded ordnance (UXO).
After it was removed, the team were escorted by the RCMP to a nearby rock quarry where it was safely disposed.
Lieutenant Frank MacLeod, who is led the team, previously discussed the operation and how the bomb might have ended up in the pond.
During World War II, there was a bombing range in the area, though it was mostly done off shore.
The following photos were captured by Master Corporal Ian Thompson of the Canadian Armed Forces as the team removed, transported and destroyed the air bomb.
Petty Officer Second Class Tom Amos, guides the UXO as Petty Officer First Class Barry Noseworthy uses an excavator to remove it from the pond and prepared for transport to the disposal site.
Petty Officer Second Class Tom Amos, guides the UXO to its final position at the disposal site.
RCMP provide an escort for the UXO as it is transported to the disposal site, a nearby rock quarry.
The UXO found in Chebogue Point, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, is safely disposed of in a nearby rock quarry by Members of the Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal (MEOD) Team from Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic).
