Lionel Buster Crabb, frogman and diver

Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956), British Royal Naval frogman and MI6 diver (some would say sabotage agent and alleged double agent), seen here in riding gear with his girlfriend Patricia Rose (centre) and a friend. Crabb disappeared in April 1956 during a reconnaissance mission investigating the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze in Portsmouth Harbour. A body was found months later, but it was difficult to identify as the head and hands were missing

Circumstances Crabb Disappeared Diver Flowered Flowery Frogman Girlfriend Investigating Ordkhonikidze Ordzhonikidze Phillip Portsmouth Reconnaissance Sandals Suspicious

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