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The fuel crisis that nearly took HMS King George V out of the Bismarck hunt
HMS King George V joined the hunt for Bismarck after the German battleship sank HMS Hood in May 1941. After a Swordfish torpedo damaged Bismarck’s steering gear, the British flagship closed in despite ...
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After HMS Hood sank, the Royal Navy hunted Bismarck across the Atlantic
HMS Hood, the Royal Navy’s 860-foot battlecruiser, encountered Bismarck in the Denmark Strait in May 1941. Hood sank in less ...
Unlike its namesake, our flying fish was slow and plodding, and it looked downright ungainly, hence its unofficial nickname of “Stringbag,” taken after a style of women’s purse that was popular in ...
The image attached to this story cannot be viewed for moderation or technical reasons As an aero engine Artificer with the Fleet Air Arm my father was on a few occasions offered the chance to fly.
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