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TNA Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1
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TNA Unclassified 1

A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.

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Unclassified 1

Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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stores so the remainder of these were transfered to 'Jaba'
who landed them by puttery her bows on the beach
Having got between 400 and 500 soldiers oxboard by 1830 we weighed and stood by Jaba' for half an hour until she had get afloat again and then proceeded to Ramogate by Route Ywith H.M.S. 'Gmargne' in company.
Between the Nienport and Middlekisk burys we were attacked by a German accident which made two low level bombing attacks at about 300 feet, deopping two bombs in each attack.
The fist pain fell about 40 feet from the ship on the starboard side and on the second attack the bembs were considerably closer, the hearest being between ten and fifteen feet away on the part side. Both attacks were made from almost right astern and with all the bombs there was a very noticable delay between their sticking the water and their exploding
The shock of the explosions lifted the engines from their bed, strippeng the threads of the holding-down bolts and breaking one in half. other damage consisted of breaking most of the fillings aft, theowing the compass out by about 20° and internal damage to the gearbox
The aviciaft carried out two more attacks with machine gunsonly. wounding Six men. Fuist aid was rendered by the Fuist Lieutenant and Coxswain as the plane delivered his attacks 9 altered course to Starboard and opened frie with the Lewis gun.
This was hit in the ammunition pan on the third attack and
Q double feed resulted. It is possible that the enemy
Aid Jaba Lewis right

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stores so the remainder of these were transfered to 'Jaba'
who landed them by puttery her bows on the beach
Having got between 400 and 500 soldiers oxboard
by 1830 we weighed and stood by Jaba' for half an
hour until she had get afloat again and then proceeded
to Ramogate by Route Ywith H.M.S. 'Gmargne' in
company.
Between the Nienport and Middlekisk burys
we were attacked by a German accident which made
two low level bombing attacks at about 300 feet,
deopping two bombs in each attack.
The fist pain fell
about 40 feet from the ship on the starboard side and
on the second attack the bembs were considerably closer, the
hearest being between ten and fifteen feet away on the part
side. Both attacks were made from almost right
astern and with all the bombs there was a very
noticable delay between their sticking the water and
their exploding
The shock of the explosions lifted the engines
from their bed, strippeng the threads of the holding-down
bolts and breaking one in half. other damage
consisted of breaking most of the fillings aft, theowing
the compass out by about 20° and internal damage
to the gearbox
The aviciaft carried out two more attacks with
machine gunsonly. wounding Six men. Fuist aid was
rendered by the Fuist Lieutenant and Coxswain
as the plane delivered his attacks 9 altered
course to Starboard and opened frie with the Lewis gun.
This was hit in the ammunition pan on the third attack and
Q double feed resulted. It is possible that the enemy