Unexploded Mortar Shell found at Culloden

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9:23p, 4/24/26

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Interesting find in one of Scotland's most famous battlefield where Braveheart did not fight.

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/unexploded-mortar-shell-from-bloodiest-battle-countrys-history-unearthed-nearly-280-years

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4:45a, 4/25/26

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I was stationed at the Vicenza, Italy airfield from 1977-80, the 1/509th Airborne was routinely dropping parachutists there. They turned the airfield into a barracks but over the years have turned up a number of unexploded bombs there which begs the question, how many more are in that town.

https://www.stripes.com/news/2013-12-13/disposal-of-big-bomb-will-force-45000-from-northern-italy-homes-2245778.html1

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10:13a, 5/3/26

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Reminder that unexploded ordinance is always dangerous, but sometimes can still do good.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/detonation-of-unexploded-bombs-in-iran-reportedly-kills-14-revolutionary-guards/

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1:24p, 5/3/26

Closer to home

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Matagorda Island, a former Air Force bombing and gunnery range (19411945), contains unexploded ordnance (UXO), including bombs, rockets, and small arms ammunition.

When you visit the island, stay on the roads !

https://cwbi-app.sec.usace.army.mil/fudspublic/irm/pdf/K06TX0058_03_MMRP.pdf