1942 DEFENCE: World War 2: Malta convoy smashes through
May 7, 2026
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3:06Now Playing1942 DEFENCE: World War 2: Malta convoy smashes through
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as posted by the channelDate: 24th August 1942
Location: MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Mediterranean Sea:
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LV of Aircraft Carrier at sea. Very Distant Long view taken from ship of other ships with explosions all around them. LV ship seeming to be hit and on fire. SCU Captain in tin hat looking through glasses. SV of ships - explosions bursting nearby. LAV of plane in air over ships. SV of Naval Officer eating and looking to camera; Captain in tin hat releasing mines overboard; mines exploding; various of patrol boats along, mountainous coastline in background; Crew on deck; gun crew wearing tin hats as firing gun; gun crew firing naval gun as watched by naval officer; Boat along; Gun crew loading and firing gun; sailor steering ship (using ship's wheel); member of crew scanning sky with binoculars; sailor steering boat; patrol boat along;
Navy - Active; Ships and Boats; World War II; Second World War
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