A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States on Japan exploded at a Japanese airport after nearly 80 years ...

500 Lb. Bomb From World War 2 Explodes at Airport in Japan, Creating Massive Crater GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty The “really huge” bomb could potentially be a “serious threat to ...

A 500-pound bomb exploded at an airport in southwest Japan last October. The civilian airport was formerly a kamikaze base for the Imperial Japanese Navy. However, the explosion was completely ...

In October, a 500-pound (227-kg) American bomb from the Second World War abruptly exploded under a taxiway of Japan’s Miyazaki Airport, injuring no one but causing the cancellations of more than ...

Authorities said an unexploded 500-pound U.S. bomb exploded and were investigating the cause of the sudden blast. Photo: Civil Aviation College/Kyodo News via Associated Press ...

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One report put the number at 15. The 500 pound MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range and caused civilian damage, the air force said in a statement. The air ...

The Self-Defense Forces confirmed the remnants at the site, where the explosion was heard on the morning of Oct. 2, came from a U.S.-made 500-pound bomb. Authorities are investigating, suspecting ...