Normandy Landing

Smythe, D.H.D., AO, Commodore, RAN · Mar 30, 1975 · Print This Page

Author: Smythe, D.H.D., AO, Commodore, RAN
Subjects: Biographies and personal histories, History - WW2
Tags: None noted.
RAN Ships: None noted.
Publication: March 1975 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)

A reproduction of one of the original Airgraph forms, in which the diary was sent to Australia, showing the censor’s deletions. These forms were, on receipt, photographed by the Post Office. The film containing dozens of such photographs (to save weight) was then despatched by air and the prints therefrom at the other end were finally delivered to the addressee in the ordinary mail.

Old ships were towed into position and scuttled to provide breakwaters

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