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    This has been a interesting thread to read, they were such hard days, being bombed, torpedoed or engaged by a enemy ship (especially those of the larger kind) was a constant concern, safety was "No Where" in that area of operations especially during 1940 to 1943 and on wards.
    The bravery of all sailors RN RAN etc and Merchant Navy really is beyond words and the MN who imo, were to many people the forgotten naval force yet possibly amongst the very best and the most important fleet of the Allied side.
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    Manxman mystery solved and Bill Jackson's book nearing publication.

    The explosion and severe jolt to Manxman which my dad, Bill Jackson, thought was a collision was, in fact, the gunners clearing their barrels ready for action (Reg Gill's dictated memoirs....he and a pal were seated directly under the guns when they were fired. Info from Peoples' war site). This was routine apparently (pers comm Joseph Caruana, Sliema, Malta) the blanks in the barrels being placed there to protect the mechanism from damage by weather and seawater. Air Sea Rescue Malta; a personal account of life with HSL107 during the siege of 1941-43 by Bill Jackson is due to be published Nov 1st. Just finished proof corrections! Managed to get 61 photos in.

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    Cracking. You will have to post a link when it goes on sale!
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