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The ‘Butterfly Bomb’ or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2.
In memory of the 100+ local people who died as a result of this evil anti-personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
In memory of the 100+ local people who died as a result of this evil anti-personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
“I wrote about this being my grandfather's boat - he was the engineer. It was first registered as INS 11 and is pronounced Pit-gay-vnay not Pit-gav-enny.”
Libby Lamb, 21 October 2026
“My grandfather was the engineer on this drifter when she was fishing out of Lossiemouth and then working as a minesweeper at Scapa Flow from 1915.”
Libby Lamb, 20 October 2026
“Stuart sent me a framed photo of the above photo. He was a dear friend of many years through first knowing his dear wife and lovely son.It is with great saddnessto learn of Stuarts death we emailed regularly ,he was a humble lovely person.I am chronically sick and bedbound ,Stuart's emails were always a pleasure to read and reply to.He was a nan of great integrity and humilityand the world has been better for him being part of itHow lovely ifa BleuePlaque could be erected fir himit is richly deserved.A lovely man who will be n greatly missed”
Cathy James, 19 October 2026
An INERT ‘Butterfly Bomb’ or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2
A ‘Butterfly Bomb’ (or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2) c1943
German butterfly bomb SD2
Relic shell of a WW2 ‘butterfly bomb’ bomblet from Grimsby; totally inert 1943
WW2 ‘butterfly bomb’ (or SD 2) smashes pavement
WWII AB23 butterfly bomb container (inert – this was never a bomb)
