Hallo all, Eric thank you for sorting out that point, and to everyone else for contributing. Regards, Martin Gleeson.
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Hallo Rainer and Platon, Thanks for your help. UARSCIEK certainly seems to have been the submarine involved. Unfortunately I do not know the identity of the other bomber, but it could also have been from 203 Squadron. This unit flew many shipping search missions - and presumably anti-submarine patrols also - during 1942. Sometime in the future I hope to visit again the National Archives i
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Hallo all, I am looking for help concerning the fate of a Royal Air Force 203 Squadron Blenheim IV, Z6431 (pilot Sgt. E. Langston). Several books state it unsuccessfully attacked a submarine in the eastern Mediterranean on 29 July 1941. Subsequently when landing back at its base near Mersa Matruh, Egypt the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The crew were un
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Hallo Mark, Thanks for that. I did'nt realize they had been digitised, I will try a few. However I suspect they will not have the level of detail I am looking for. Regards, Martin.
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Hallo Mark, Thanks for your reply. Are these Movement Cards to be found in the BT 389 documents at Kew ? Some years ago I had reason to check a particular Movement card in BT 389 but at that time I was not interested in its cargo and so made no note of such. Many thanks again, Martin.
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Hallo all, Can anyone please tell me how I can find out what cargo a particular ship was transporting on any voyage ? Is such a resource available anywhere ? Regards, Martin Gleeson.
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Shocking news indeed. I will say a prayer for Barry and his family. It was always nice to his name, I knew I was not the only Irishman here. Martin Gleeson.
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Peter, I despair on reading your post. Old myths to be recycled and propagated for future generations. I am surprised at the BBC. Both Ken and webmasterATU-35.com are correct. I have spent 20 years in the Irish Military Archives researching mostly aircraft crashes and forced landings in neutral Ireland during the war, but also some shipping related subjects and bodies washed ashore. The
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