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1942 Motor torpedo boat crews recount battle in English Channel
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3:01Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1942
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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LV Lt. Gamble talks, followed by Lt. Gould. "Well, we went out as quickly as we could The first thing we saw was Messerschmidts and after that a lot of E boats, lots of smoke and after a time a fairly big ship manoeuvred into position...but we managed to get off two torpedo...(rest of both speeches is inaudible)
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