TNA / MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

Collection details

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36 Pt 2

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 126–126 of this collection

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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
126	Log in to enlarge	(Revised MESSAGE. 55 unrel 114 (heist lowed us across Casting us off board so I joined her. the 'Fossa' as Dunkink harbour Intrance and bring off addiess to load up our jor was ls run in to the mole B. the Yossa In running int th harbour the motor boals steering 5 00 repairing it could be found Cable broke and no means of In meantime che toda had 105 herself. got int the moband filled LIO uh with soldies. steaming 115 our she picked us up and took us naval in with laden an open 120 125 with soldier which was 13 only making 3 on 4 Knots under an power harboug the proceeded 13 our of Dunkink but ran ng and aground quick soon afterwards transferred to ch Cuttin was unable have to off. I which Cast off ls make it Ohr ds 11/39 / Her K. "Naiad Errant" being second, and "Westerly" was with us when we began but what became of her I don't know, for I never saw her again. About three miles outside Dunkirk I saw a plane burst into flames and come tumbling out of the sky, with it a dark object which I took to be the pilot. As he landed i the water I made my way over to him and fished him out with	Broke Fossa Naiad Errant Don Miles