High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A parachute mine is a parachute-retarded naval mine dropped from an aircraft. They were mostly used in World War II by the Luftwaffe and initially by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command.These mines were attached to parachutes to act as blast bombs; when detonated at roof level rather than on impact the aerodynamic effects of their blast were maximised. Instead of the shock waves from the explosion being cushioned by surrounding buildings, they could reach a wider area, with the potential to destroy a whole street of houses in a 100 m (330 ft), with windows being blown in up to 1.6 km (0.99 mi) away.

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