The following description of an alleged German liquid-air bomb constructed of wood is taken from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 25, May 20, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

PLASTIC-WOOD LIQUID-AIR BOMB From an unofficial German source which may or may not be trustworthy, comes a description of a bomb built up out of staves and hooped like a barrel, with liquid air as a bursting charge. The material was plastic wood consisting of seven or eight pressed layers with a total thickness of about 60 mm (2.37 in); the steel hoops were about 3 inches wide. In length, the bomb was about 5 meters (16.4 ft); in diameter, about a meter (39.4 in). The weight was not stated. In the dome-shaped head was a sensitive fuze and detonator. The explosive charge was stated to be liquid air.

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