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Aviation History
1943
1943 - 0863.PDF
^AIRCRAFT OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO MTBs Raid Big Convoy Off Sicily THE Admiralty announced last nightthat a small force of motor-torpedoboats, operating south of Marittimo in company with aircraft of the R.A.F.carried out an attack on a powerfully escorted enemy convoy on Monday night.Marittimo is an island off the south-west coast of Sicily. It was this convoy which, it.was earlierreported, was attacked by torpedo air- craft, which left an enemy tanker blazingfrom stem to stern. Despite the strong escort, the attack made by the M.T.B.s waspressed home and a torpedo hit scored on one of the ships in the convoy. The M.T.B.s also observed a large enemyship sink after being hit by a torpedo from one of our aircraft. frl til ••a High tide or low, in weather fair or V foul M.T.Bs. ride the seven seas The Prototype of the M.T.B. the Mostjuito and P.T. boats in service to-day under the flags of the United Nations was designed and built by THE BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY LTD. ?e<rtt-Pai*eSiitifaee Ctait
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