Two bombs detonated by army after being found near wind farm at Howden in East Yorkshire

The ordnance - believed to date from World War Two - was discovered on land close to the Spaldington Airfield wind farm site, which has five turbines.

The first was found during work in a field on Wednesday afternoon and a Royal Logistics Corps team from Catterick Garrison detonated it on Thursday morning after the scene had been secured by police.

Another bomb was then found nearby around two hours after the first explosion, and again was detonated in a controlled explosion.

The turbines were stopped while the detonations took place.

The area was part of a network of 'dispersed' airfields and installations near Howden built for RAF bomber crews during World War Two. One, RAF Breighton, is still used for civilian aviation.

The ordnance is thought to date from this era, although this has not been confirmed.

Humberside Police said: "Shortly before 9am on Wednesday we received a call to say that what was believed to be an unexploded bomb had been found at a site at Spaldington near Howden.

"A cordon was set up to protect the public and today two unexploded ordnance were safety detonated by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.

"The cordon will remain in place until the EOD have completed their operations."