Tuesday, 11 August

MALTA CONVOY, OPERATION PEDESTAL (continued)

Aircraft carrier EAGLE (Captain L D Mackintosh DSC) was sunk by U.73 in 38-05N, 3-02E.
Eleven ratings were killed, and Ty/Lt (E) H Hargest, Cdr (E) G F Mandeville, one hundred and twenty nine ratings, and seventeen Marines were missing.
The captain, 67 officers, and 862 ratings were rescued -
nine officers and 186 men by destroyer LAFOREY,
13 officers and 185 men by destroyer LOOKOUT,
and Captain Macintosh, 48 officers, 487 men, and one press man by tug JAUNTY.

They were later transferred to destroyers KEPPEL, MALCOLM and VENOMOUS, respectively, for the voyage to Gibraltar.

In the air at the time were four aircraft of 801 Squadron.
Act/Ty/Lt Cdr (A) R A Brabner, Ty/Act/Sub Lt (A) P J Hutton RNVR and Ty/Sub Lt (A) M Hankey RNVR landed on aircraft carrier VICTORIOUS while Act/Sub Lt (A) D J MacDonald landed on aircraft carrier INDOMITABLE.

马耳他船队，“踏板 “行动（续）

鹰号航空母舰（舰长 L D Mackintosh DSC）在北纬 38-05，东经 3-02 被 U.73 号击沉。
11 名官兵阵亡，Ty/Lt (E) H Hargest、Cdr (E) G F Mandeville、129 名官兵和 17 名海军陆战队员失踪。
舰长、67 名军官和 862 名士兵获救–
9 名军官和 186 名士兵由驱逐舰 LAFOREY 号救起，
13 名军官和 185 名士兵由驱逐舰 LOOKOUT 号救起，
Macintosh 舰长、48 名军官、487 名士兵和 1 名记者由拖船 JAUNTY 号救起。

后来，他们分别被转移到 “KEPPEL “号、”MALCOLM “号和 “VENOMOUS “号驱逐舰上，前往直布罗陀。

当时空中有 801 中队的四架飞机。
Act/Ty/Lt Cdr (A) R A Brabner、Ty/Act/Sub Lt (A) P J Hutton RNVR 和 Ty/Sub Lt (A) M Hankey RNVR 降落在 “胜利 “号航空母舰上，Act/Sub Lt (A) D J MacDonald 降落在 “不稳定 “号航空母舰上。