Parachute mine
Videos
A parachute mine is a naval mine dropped from an aircraft by parachute. They were mostly used in the Second World War by the Luftwaffe and initially by the Royal Air Force Bomber Command. Frequently,
A defused, German 1,000 kg 'Luftmine'. Glasgow, 18 March 1941
A German parachute mine that landed in the grounds of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, circa 1940 to 1942.
Arming a Liberator for minelaying along the Danube, Celone, Italy
Naval mine
Videos
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel and other land mines, and unlike purpose launched naval de
Parachute mine
…A parachute mine is a naval mine dropped from an aircraft by parachute. They were mostly used in the Second World War by the Luftwaffe and initially by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber…
Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances near the top of the mine, here with their protective covers, are called Hertz horns, and these trigger the mine's detonation when a ship bumps into them.
British Mk 14 sea mine
A 14th-century illustration of a naval mine and page description from the Huolongjing
David Bushnell's mines destroying HMS Cerberus's tender on 13 August 1777