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Feb. 29 Britain's official photograph ( Admiralty) crown copyright reserved. H.M.S. Wakeful, a frigate of the mediterannean Fleet, arrived in Malta towing an American Amphibian Rescue aircraft which had been abandoned following a rescue operation at sea. In response to a radio call for a medical assistance a man critically ill in the Merchant ship Las Piedras (18 miles East of Malta) the American Aircraft was despatched from wheelus field, Tripoli. In landing alongside the merchant ship the aircraft sustained damage and her crew had to be taken The damage Aircraft was left behind. The commander in-chief Med. Admiral Sir Guy Grantham ordered H.M.S Wakeful to tow damaged aircraft back to Malta. The tow was made for the most part at 3 knots in changing weather conditions

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Alongside Amphibian Assistance Changing Critically Despatched Frigate Grantham H.m.s Knots Mediterannean Ordered Piedras Response Sustained Towing Tripoli Wakeful

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