World War Two  - Air Dropped Ordnance

Sd1Splitterbombe (Fragmentation Bomb)

The Sd1 was dropped in various sizes of containers & had a limited use within the United Kingdom but were widely used on the Russian Front.

Other Anti-Personnel Bombs

Including: Sd1, Sd4 & the Sd10.


Anti-personnel (fragmentation) bombs were designed to be used

against troop concentrations & also on airfields etc. Some were fitted with

delay action fuzes & sometimes anti-handling fuzes.