Munitions workers posing with a "Flying Dustbin" landmine

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Click here to see munitions workers posing with a "Flying Dustbin" landmine at the SCWS Sheet Metal Factory, Shieldhall, during the Second World War.

[Gordon Yeo]

Maybe the Clydebank just wanted to give as good as they took!

[Pete]

Not a land mine but a petard fired by a springloaded gun mounted on Churchill AVRE tanks (or "Funnies") One of my friends drove one from Normandy up through Holland and into Hamburg . Pete

[Hanno Spoelstra]

There's also a picture of "General Bernard Montgomery on a tour of inspection of the "Flying Dustbin" landmine production facilities at the SCWS sheet metal factory, Shieldhall, probably in the early months of 1944."

H.

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

Is this "Flying Dustbin" the ammo fired at fortifications by petard Churchill tanks. :

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Garry Shipton
Is this "Flying Dustbin" the ammo fired at fortifications by petard Churchill tanks. :

Hi Garry, yes it is.

H.