Episode 353-Malta's Magic Carpet Service

from The History of WWII Podcast · host Ray Harris Jr

Adm. Cunningham begins to believe that he may loose Malta. The Germans are gone, but he only has half his normal fleet and the Axis are not slowing down in transporting men to Rommel in North Africa. Picture-HMS Olympus, a part of the Magic Carpet Service. She lost all but 9 men of her crew and passengers out of 98 on May 8, 1942, 7 miles out from Malta after hitting a mine. She was discovered in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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