REMOVAL OF LIVE SHELL
LONDON, October 15. A live Messerschmitt cannon shell five inches long and weighing 21b, which was embedded in the thigh of a naval officer, has been removed by a surgeon at the Brighton air raid casualty hospital. The officer is now progressing favourably. An X-ray revealed the shell and the doctor decided to operate despite the possibility of the shell exploding in the process. The anaethetist and nurses stood by as the doctor probed around the base of the shell. The danger was heightened by the fact that the shell’s position necessitated the use of considerable force. It was extracted and after removal handed over to a bomb disposal unit. A colleague of the naval officer standing beside him was killed instantly by another cannon shell.
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Southland Times, 16 October 1942, Page 5
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130REMOVAL OF LIVE SHELL Southland Times, 16 October 1942, Page 5
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