HMS Sickle by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SIG975 Viewed from beneath the blistered

Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax

Signatories: Lt Col Clyde B East

Coming Out of Gereshk by Graeme Lothian

escorting Hurricanes of 501 Squadron engage in a savage tussle with Me109s of JG3 as the Luftwaffe pilots attempt to disperse the attacking British bombers

Not satisfied that the enemy positions had been identified correctly

HMS Sickle by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SIG975 Viewed from beneath the blisteredDHM6790APB. HMS Sickle by Ivan Berryman. An S Class submarine of the Royal Navy, HMS Sickle took part in operations in the Mediterranean in the Second World War after an uneventful first patrol off Norway. On the morning of 23rd of April 1943, five days into her second war patrol, HMS Sickle intercepted the Italian merchant Mauro Croce as it left Spanish waters from Valencia. Two torpedoes were fired but passed under the target. Immediately the