Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium incendiary bomb is to come up over it with a sandbag protecting the face, then drop the sandbag squarely over the incendiary. The heat burns through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand covers the entire bomb, checking off the air and extinguishing it
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Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain