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"The dust in Normandy was also affecting the heavily oiled ammunition belts; the ejection of the shell cases became clogged with dust as it whirled up underneath through the ejection shutes of the Typhoon, so out came a team of Boffins to have the problem conquered "in no time at all", 2 to 3 months! Our flight sergeant armorer solved the problem quite simply. He glued pieces of toilet paper to the chutes."
— Jun 01, 2025 05:24AM
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(LCI, Sword) We buried the dead at sea. The only weights available were sections of the dismantled galley stove. The young matelots, who had been considerably shaken by the day's events, tought it all very callous, not knowing that landing craft commanders were expressedly forbidden to bring any bodies back to the UK so as to avoid choking the embarkation ports.
— Jun 14, 2022 10:56PM
