One of our bombs is missingCalling this chaffline could prove fatalBy Tony Dennis: Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 3:26 PMMAKING A mobile phone call in Suffolk could potentially prove lethal thanks to the US Airforce. A missing 'chaff' bomb could be triggered by any RF transmitting device – including a mobile phone.The one-of-our-bombs-is-missing admission was made at the beginning of the week by a spokesperson for the US Airforce based at Mildenhall who said that an MC130H aircraft had lost the bomb.Chaff bombs are used to confuse enemy radar screens by exploding metal shrapnel (chaff) into the air.Helpfully, the device has the word 'danger' in great big letters on the side, so it should be easily identifiable."Do not use any electrical transmitting devices, such as mobile phones, within 35 feet (10 metres) of the item," the spokesperson advised.It's probably not a good idea to be using a Wi-fi enabled laptop near the device, either.
