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RAF experts blow up 500lb Second World War bomb
A HUGE Second World War bomb found in a field in North Yorkshire has been destroyed in a controlled explosion. About 1,000 people had to be moved from their homes in the villages of Ebberston and Allerston, near Pickering, as a precaution.
The 500lb bomb - made safe by an RAF team - was discovered on Sunday near Ebberston by people excavating a Second World War plane which crashed in the area in 1940.
The bomb disposal team spent two days surrounding the bomb with dozens of one-tonne sandbags to minimise the impact of the explosion.
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