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Unexploded WWII-era bombs defused in Cologne, Germany

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Unexploded WWII-era 1,000lb British Bomb causes road and rail disruption in Paris

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‘Live’ 2-inch mortar discovered by 1st Line Defence operatives on the Isle of Wight.

WWII mortar unearthed during support works in the Isle of Wight

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Aerial photography of the site location and boundary – circa 1947.

Multiple 1kg German Incendiary Bombs discovered on a residential development in East Sussex

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20mm Cannon rounds (with rulers for scale) which were discovered on a development site in Southampton by 1st Line Defence.

WWII-era explosive ordnance discovered at Southampton site

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World Mental Health Day 2024

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Railway tracks with rail workers in high visibility clothing inspecting the site.

1st Line Defence pass audit with the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS)

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40mm Bofors round (with rulers for scale) which was discovered on a development site in Portsmouth by 1st Line Defence.

Two WWII-era 40mm Bofors rounds unearthed at former Portsmouth Airport site

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Suspected 500kg WWII unexploded bomb found at the Rivenwoods housing development at Newtownards.

WWII Unexploded Bomb detonated at construction site in Newtownards, County Down

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Close-up image of MK-4 British Incendiary Bomb noses discovered during UXO Target Investigation in Kent

1st Line Defence recover Incendiary Bombs and Grenades close to WWII airfield

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Unexploded 500kg WWII bomb defused in Germany

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1st Line Defence support Marie Curie as our Charity Partner

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WWII Unexploded Ordnance found and detonated in Merseyside

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WWII-era Unexploded Bomb found and defused in Aachen, Germany

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Close-up image of an WWII Unexploded 500kg Bomb discovered at St Michael Avenue in Keyham, Plymouth. (Image credit: FPS Images)

WWII Unexploded Bomb removed and detonated in Plymouth

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Huge blast after the unplanned detonation of WWII bomb in Great Yarmouth

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Matt from the 1st Line Defence Operations Team accepting his 2022 Staff Award.

Announcing the winners of the 2022 Staff Awards

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81mm Mortar of American origin found on UXO Clearance project by 1st Line Defence in Massachusetts, U.S.A.

1st Line Defence undertake UXO Clearance project in Massachusetts, U.S.A

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1st Line Defence staff celebrating being winners at a charity fundraising event for Macmillan Coffee Morning in September 2022.

Macmillan Coffee Morning Fundraising Event

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WWII-era 25-PR ‘Armour Piercing’ Projectile found by 1st Line Defence at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, London.

WWII-era 25-PR ‘Armour Piercing’ Projectile found at Royal Arsenal

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