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| Picture No | 10677937 |
| Date | July 1945 |
| Description | British midget submarine attack by G. H. Davis |
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One of the Second World War's most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis. They succeeded in sinking the Japanese cruiser, Takao, in the Johore Strait, Singapore. Showing the submarine crew carrying through their daring task under continuous difficulties.
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| Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in The Illustrated London News, 15 December 1945, pp656-7 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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