Bomb Squad

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Bomb Squad


The Royal Navy’s Mine and Bomb Disposal Unit is based in Plymouth and covers England for disused munitions found on land and at sea. The service is called out to disarm, make safe and explode any live munitions such as this World War I bomb found on a beach at Portwrinkle in Cornwall. Naval Sub Lieutenant Jenkins explains to reporter David Mudd the work of the service with men who are qualified divers and who operate at sea demining and exploding ordnance.


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