I've been reading The Story of the 79th Armoured Division and A.R.E. The Story of the 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers, who ran the AVRE's within the 79th Armoured Division. Both really interesting books.
There's a note in A.R.E. as follows regarding Conger :
"It was filled under pressure with a ton of liquid explosive known as 822C and detonated. This explosive was dangerous, and a serious accident to 284 squadron, when several tons of it exploded in the Squadron concentration area, made the Conger very unpopular. During the journey across France a jerrican full of 822C was stolen by a French civilian, in the mistaken belief that it was petrol. So far no reports have been received on its success as a motor fuel."
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06-01-15, 23:15
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