TNA / ADM 116 4649

TNA ADM 116 4649

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TNA ADM 116 4649

Operation Dynamo reports and recommendations for awards, volume 2 (1940–1942), documenting service during the Dunkirk evacuation and the cases submitted for official recognition.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 116 4649

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 116/4649. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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253	Log in to enlarge	h -2- uo Small boats put alongside Transport. several casualties in Sk small boats. 20 Entered Dunquerque and proceeded Sun to train Ferry Loch. OF 40 Air Raid. Vessel in action. Dive bombing attack on vessel 2 bombs dropping close to ship. One plane.. shattered by direct hit from 12 pounder; another set on fire by In fire of Bren gun Quay and ship a machine-gunned. al Ga 1.56 Massed raid. Innumerable aircraft mass attack on boarding steamer a e "Lady of Man" then on "Gava". th Several planes down out of control t) over boarding steamer and one shot v down on low dive on "Gava" and he two dropped in harbour close to un her, out of control. Concentrated rc machine and Bren gun fire on same and Enemy Agents on quay and approach. All destroyed. P.M. ic 12.14. Cease fire ordered. R.A.F. up. Resumed embarkation. 12.30 Cleared harbour. Spent shell hit octurned damage 362 troops. port bow, not exploding. Slight	Gava Sun

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h
-2-
uo
Small boats put alongside Trans-
port. several casualties in
Sk
small boats.
20
Entered Dunquerque and proceeded
Sun
to train Ferry Loch.
OF
40
Air Raid. Vessel in action. Dive
bombing attack on vessel 2 bombs
dropping close to ship. One plane..
shattered by direct hit from 12
pounder; another set on fire by
In
fire of Bren gun Quay and ship
a
machine-gunned.
al
Ga
1.56
Massed raid. Innumerable aircraft
mass attack on boarding steamer
a
e
"Lady of Man" then on "Gava".
th
Several planes down out of control
t)
over boarding steamer and one shot v
down on low dive on "Gava" and
he
two dropped in harbour close to
un
her, out of control. Concentrated rc
machine and Bren gun fire on same
and Enemy Agents on quay and
approach. All destroyed.
P.M.
ic
12.14.
Cease fire ordered. R.A.F. up.
Resumed embarkation.
12.30
Cleared harbour. Spent shell hit
octurned damage 362 troops.
port bow, not exploding. Slight