Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 163
... close up to Kalamata beach . Kalamata has only a small jetty , useless for ships of our size , and we lay off about half a mile till troops were brought off to us in destroyers and small craft . The troops we were taking had been ...
... close up to Kalamata beach . Kalamata has only a small jetty , useless for ships of our size , and we lay off about half a mile till troops were brought off to us in destroyers and small craft . The troops we were taking had been ...
Page 186
... close what was left of the bomb doors . When he did so the fire died down for a minute in the racks , only to blaze up again . Several times he closed and shut the bomb doors , but with no lasting effect . He tried the expedient of ...
... close what was left of the bomb doors . When he did so the fire died down for a minute in the racks , only to blaze up again . Several times he closed and shut the bomb doors , but with no lasting effect . He tried the expedient of ...
Page 215
... close to cover while out on training , and turned into the woods when enemy aircraft got troublesome . We would scatter and spend the time exploring the woodland tracks , return- ing to the farm independently when things quietened down ...
... close to cover while out on training , and turned into the woods when enemy aircraft got troublesome . We would scatter and spend the time exploring the woodland tracks , return- ing to the farm independently when things quietened down ...
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