The Cooper bomb was a British 20 pound bomb used extensively in

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Design

The bomb was in weight, of which was the bomb casing and was an explosive charge of Amatol. The main body, being thick, was made of cast iron, steel or semisteel and the after body is made of wood and the fins sheet steel.{{Cite web, url=http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Various/Bombs-brit/, title=British Bombs, website=www.wwi-models.org, access-date=2017-03-11

List of aircraft that used the Cooper bomb

* Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 *

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* Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2

References

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