Explosive find: Ft. Campbell and KCSO EOD teams detonate WWII-era rocket discovered in Crossville barn
Authorities said a Crossville man found an unexploded training rocket from WWII inside his parent s barn. Crews were able to safely detonate it early Wednesday. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:54 PM EDT June 9, 2021
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. A Crossville man made an explosive discovery Tuesday evening while cleaning out his mom and dad s barn: a WWII-era bazooka rocket.
The man was in the barn in a neighborhood off Vaughn Street when he made the discovery. Rightfully concerned after discovering an explosive lying around, he flagged police down. A fire team and Crossville Fire Chief Chris South arrived initially to check it out and took pictures and sent to the Knox County Sheriff s Office Bomb Squad for confirmation.