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Friday, November 20, 12.11 pm: Explosives Master Torsten Thienert of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service did it in just under an hour – the bomb went off a few minutes ago, police said. The failure was eliminated immediately. Lindau’s autobahn should be released again in these minutes.
Friday, November 20, 10:57 am: The road has been closed for about half an hour. Traffic is diverted at the Gilching and Wörthsee exits, where, according to the traffic radio, cars are stuck for two kilometers. Despite a circular email from Asto boss Bernd Schulte-Middelich the night before, several employees of the companies in the industrial park appeared on Friday morning. They were fired by the fire department.
Friday, November 20, 9:52 am: The demolition master must reach the location of the 250 kilogram dud within these minutes. According to the police, the American aerial bomb from World War II has a complicated detonator. Deactivation may take an hour and a half. 130 BRK firefighters and forces, as well as 30 police officers, are on duty. They control the company buildings at the Oberpfaffenhofen special airport and the affected houses in Neugilching. The community has opened the gymnasium at James Krüss Elementary School for the 70 residents who have to leave their homes.
Friday, November 20, 9:02 am: The police correct their information on traffic management on Thursday: if the Lindau A96 motorway is closed on Friday from 10 am, cars heading to Munich should exit at the Wörthsee junction, not at Oberpfaffenhofen as announced in the Thursday night. Gilching Mayor Manfred Walter announced that the closure will also affect the bridge over the Weßling motorway.
Friday, November 20, 8.29 am: Closures have begun within 500 meters of the pump. The Gilching volunteer fire brigade, for example, sealed off Weichselbaumer Strasse with a fire truck and called on the population via social media to support the emergency services.
Friday, November 20, 8.15 am: The S-Bahn S8 between Herrsching and the airport must also operate during the deactivation process. According to the current status, the line is not affected by the closure, the highway said.
Friday, November 20, 6.58 am: Preparations for the highway closure and evacuations on Friday are underway. The Weßlinger fire brigade, for example, has announced that it will be on duty from six in the morning. Traffic radio has been reporting since Thursday night that disabilities are expected.
Thursday, November 19, 9:20 pm: Police fear chaos in traffic if the Lindau Highway is completely closed on Friday from 10 am to defuse the bomb. According to new information, traffic is diverted towards Munich in Oberpfaffenhofen and towards Lindau in Gilching-Argelsried. This should “certainly represent the most serious turning point,” a police statement said. In Gilching and Weßling “considerable traffic obstructions” are expected.
Evacuation within the security zone will begin at 8 a.m. In addition to the companies of the Oberpfaffenhofen special airport, residents of Lärchenweg, Flugplatzstraße and Neubruchweg in Neugilching are also affected, according to new information from the police. They have to leave their homes. Air traffic will be suspended during the deactivation process.
Thursday, November 19, 8 pm: An attentive bulldozer driver discovered a 250-kilogram American bomb from World War II while working in the sewer on Thursday afternoon, according to police at the Oberpfaffenhofen Special Airport, and immediately raised the alarm. The site is said to be ten meters from a fence outside the airport area near Friedrichshafener Strasse.
According to the police, the bomb is scheduled to be deactivated by a demolition master this Friday at 11 a.m. For security reasons, a radius of about 500 meters would have to be cleared, so the Lindau A 96 motorway will be completely closed in both directions between the Wörthsee and Gilching-Argelsried junctions between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Additionally, the Asto-Park industrial park in Friedrichshafener Strasse with around 650 employees was affected by the evacuation, so company employees should not come to work on Friday morning, police said. In addition, some 70 residents of Flugplatzstrasse and Weichselbaumer Strasse in Neugilching would have to leave their houses or apartments, police announced.
