Thread: Pol III - valiant in face of overwhelming odds
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Old 20-01-2008, 08:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Amazing that she most likely still exists. I'll make some enquiries among my Norwegian mates to see what they can turn up.

Another version of the Captain's loss is that he knew he was mortally wounded so rolled overboard so that the crew wouldn't lose heart and stop fighting.

Not a large ship at all:
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.
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