War-left U.S. aerial bomb removed in southern Cambodia
2023-06-21
PHNOM PENH, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)'s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts had safely removed a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb discovered recently in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said on Wednesday.

The CMAC director-general Heng Ratana wrote on his Facebook page that the aerial bomb, weighing approximately 230 kilograms, was spotted in Kean Svay district's Raing Dek village while a farmer restored a pond for fish raising.

"This bomb was safely removed and neutralized on June 20," he said, adding that it was buried more than four meters deep in mud for more than 50 years.

According to Yale University, between 1965 and 1973, the United States dropped some 230,516 bombs from planes on 113,716 sites in Cambodia.
Source: Xinhua

Mark 82 bomb


Mark 82 General Purpose bomb
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Type Low-drag general-purpose bomb
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service Since 1950s
Production history
Manufacturer General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Unit cost US$4,000

The Mark 82 (Mk82) is an unguided, low-drag general-purpose bomb, part of the United States Mark 80 series. The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes been used.
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The Mark 82 bomb disarmed by a CMAC expert, shown here in photos:




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