Hi. Did you know that Grimsby and Cleethorpes were chosen by the Germans for the first use of the butterfly bomb. I was twelve at the time and when the all clear went, parents would meet at passageway ends for a chat before going back to bed. Meanwhile, us kids were playing foot ball with a tennis ball painted with luminous paint. If the parents had known these things were lying all over Grimsby and the neighbouring town, we would have been back to bed sharpish! The bombs were carried in a spring loaded container that opened after leaving the bomb bay. When the container sprung open, the bombs were distributed over a wide area. Each individual bomb, sprung open on leaving the container, the sides and ends opened up at a slight angle and rotated on the way down and unscrewed a rod into to the fuse. If it unscrewed comletely, it became a contact bomb. If it didn't unscrew completely, the ammount unscrewed gave it its sensitivity. From the number of containers found, the number of bombs could be estimated. There were still a few unfound after the war. In 1949, two boys were killed in a disused cemetery. Do they still lurk!!! Ken
They were nasty Ken !! they were painted different colours so kids would play with them ! found this ....... ! YouTube - The Butterfly Bomb
