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Bizarre World War 2

World War 2 Bomb Lands On Patio in Lakewood, LA

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A little strange, right? Especially as the continental USA was pretty much unscathed during World War 2. Only once was it bombed. At Fort Stevens on the Oregon coast.

But the headline is referring to an incident thousands of miles away in LA. And it happened in 1984.

World War 2 bomb lands on patio

On New Years Day, 1984, a dud World War 2 shell crashed onto a patio in Lakewood, Los Angeles. It left a 4ft crater.

The day was bright and sunny with no planes to be seen or heard. The only clue as to what was about to happen was an ominous whistling sound as the bomb fell.

This 9 inch long, 22lbs shell smashed into the ground with extreme force. Luckily, it did not explode and nobody was hurt.

Fred Simons, the 79 year old owner of the home, was surprised to say the least.

The police put the incident down to a prank. Where it came from remains a mystery.

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Unexploded shell lands on suburban patio (nytimes.com)

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