Saving Malta
Heroes Remember
Saving Malta
But this plane was coming straight towards us and I could
not see any possibility of that ship missing us. But in a few,
in the few seconds that it took place, this plane barely cleared
the top of the foremast and crashed into the ocean on the
opposite side of the ship. I think that was the closest that
our ship had been to sustaining any serious damage. Oh, we had
had bombs alongside us and everything but we had been
fortunate and did not sustain any direct hits. Other ships were
not so lucky but the whole of Malta on the, on the morning,
following morning turned out to greet the ships that had made it
through that perilous journey and as a result of this, Malta was
saved, the siege was broken and we were able to get surface ships
through more frequently following that particular battle. It was
a battle that saved Malta but the loss of life and the loss of
ships was tremendous but it was achieved.
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