Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 255W. Blackwood, 1944 |
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Page 239
... Malta hand , was coming down to fly it . As I waited for transport to pick me up & crowd of Maltese labourers passed by . They grinned and put their thumbs up ; then pointing at the Spitfire , said , “ All right ! It was about the only ...
... Malta hand , was coming down to fly it . As I waited for transport to pick me up & crowd of Maltese labourers passed by . They grinned and put their thumbs up ; then pointing at the Spitfire , said , “ All right ! It was about the only ...
Page 241
... Malta had ever experienced , but the Huns and Italians had not stinted their bombs before that . Bombing in all parts of the island had started the day after the Italians came into the war , and there were very few whole panes of glass ...
... Malta had ever experienced , but the Huns and Italians had not stinted their bombs before that . Bombing in all parts of the island had started the day after the Italians came into the war , and there were very few whole panes of glass ...
Page 245
... Malta . Over 6500 tons of bombs were dropped on the island in this month , more than 500 of them on one day alone . It was more than the whole of Britain had received in any one month of the blitz . Although this amount seems small in ...
... Malta . Over 6500 tons of bombs were dropped on the island in this month , more than 500 of them on one day alone . It was more than the whole of Britain had received in any one month of the blitz . Although this amount seems small in ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 69 |
NATUK EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF DR H G ESMONDE | 105 |
A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE KHYBER PASS BY MAUD DIVER | 157 |
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