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My father remembered the Butterfly bombs that fell over Ransomes and Rapiers (the Ipswich Engineering Works). These canisters had tops that formed into parachutes and spread over a wide area. They exploded when they were touched. After one heavy raid they ended up killing six workers.

My husband got a job with the Post Office towards the end of the war. One of his tasks was to deliver telegrams with sad news about their loved ones to people.

Reproduced with permission by Ipswich Museum.

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