Wwii-American bomb explodes at the Japanese airport

Wwii-American bomb explodes at the Japanese airport

An unnoted American bomb from the Second World War, which was buried at a Japanese airport, exploded on Wednesday and left a big crater on a roller path. More than 80 flights had to be canceled, but there were no injuries, according to the Japanese authorities.

explosion at Miyazaki Airport

Officials of the Ministry of Land and Transport stated that at the time of the explosion at Miyazaki Airport, there were no planes nearby in southwestern Japan. An investigation by the self-defense forces and the police confirmed that the explosion was caused by a 500 pound bomb from the USA and there was no further danger. The authorities try to find out what triggered sudden detonation.

video recordings show the incident

A video recorded by a nearby flight school showed the blast that hurled into the air pieces, similar to a fountain. Recordings that were broadcast on Japanese television showed a crater on the roller path, which is reportedly about 7 meters in diameter and 1 meter deep.

episode for flight operations

The chief secretary of the cabinet, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said that more than 80 flights were canceled at the airport. The airport operators hope to resume flight operations on Thursday morning.

historical background of the airport

Miyazaki Airport was built in 1943 as a former flight training area of the Imperial Japanese Navy, from which some Kamikaze pilots started to get suicide attack missions. Department of Department officers reported that several non-detonated bombs that were discarded by the US Army during the Second World War were discovered. Hundreds of tons of ammunition from the war remain buried in Japan and are sometimes uncovered during construction work.