TH3 incendiary bomblets. TH3 is a thermite mixture which when used 

 in munitions has a binder material and is called thermate. Each bomblet 

 contained 10 oz. of thermate and there was a total of 114 Lbs. in each 

 bomb cluster. 



The frontispiece of this Bulletin shows a Mk.35 bomb being carried in 

 flight and figure 16 shows a Mk.36 bomb being fuzed and loaded. 



For the bombing program, a USCG UF2G Albatross amphibian aircraft 

 was assigned to Commander, International Ice Patrol on 1 June. The 

 plane and flight crew were from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, Salem, 

 Mass. The aircraft commander was Lt. Comdr. A. J. Tatman, USCG, a 

 regularly assigned Ice Patrol pilot at Argentia. The UF2G by virtue of 

 its release mechanism for droppable fuel tanks is able to carry and release 

 two bombs; one under each wing. 



As an initial target, a medium sized berg grounded near the Virgin Hocks 

 in position 46°31' N. 52°33' W. was selected. This area is normally free 

 from any shipping or fishing operations. For a surface guard and to 

 evaluate any results of the bombing, the patrol cutter Androscoggin, 

 scheduled to depart Argentia on 3 June for relief of the Acushnet, was 

 ordered to the designated bombing area enroute. 



It was planned that all bombs were to be dropped from an altitude of 



Figure 17. — Results of bomb drop on 4 June 1959. The incendiary bomb cluster pro- 

 duced much smoke and steam but appeared to have little effect on the 

 disintegration of the berg. The [ce Patrol Vessel, USCGC ANDRO- 

 SCOGGIN, is standing by to evaluate results. 



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