Royal Navy diving team in St Margaret's Bay. July 2000
Royal Navy diving team in St Margaret's Bay. July 2000
Royal Navy diving team in St Margaret's Bay. July 2000
In July 2000, a Royal Navy diving team from Portsmouth arrived in St Margaret’s Bay to dive on a WW2 American B17 Flying Fortress, the Lady Lollipop, downed in the Bay on returning from a raid via Dunkirk on the 12th June 1944. The dive was to ascertain whether there was still any live ammunition on board. Result unknown.
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Aviation (12)
St Margaret's Bay (811)
World War Two (378)
Date of creation
July 2000Date of coverage
July 2000Reference number
MARG.07097Format
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