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DaR
Mar 29, 2012, 8:37:59 PM3/29/12
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My wife uncle was in the Merchant navy in WW 2 and he sent me
this. Stan is now 92. He was a radio operator.
" I was reminiscing with a friend about the WW 2 times. I mentioned
one time when our oil tanker had a load of petroleum from Iran destined
for Bombay, India.
One sunny day in 1944 when we were about 30 nautical miles out
of Bombay, we suddenly saw a big cloud of smoke ahead. We thought
surely Japanese air force were not bombing in broad daylight. When we met
the pilot ship outside the harbour, they told us that we would have to
anchor for a couple of days outside as there had been some accidental
fire in the harbour. A couple of days later they piloted us along the
edge of the docking area to a tank depot to pump off our petroleum cargo.
The freight docks were gone and a mess. We were only there for a few
hours pumping off our cargo, then we left again for the Ocean. The radio
news said absolutely nothing about an accident and this event was
forgotten among all the other war news.
Now my friend thought he would do some Goggle research on April
1944 and came up with this report."
Link
http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
DaR
Dr. Vincent Quin, Ph.D.
Mar 29, 2012, 9:24:14 PM3/29/12
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;-)
David E. Powell
Mar 30, 2012, 12:12:28 AM3/30/12
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>
> DaR
Wow, I had not heard of that, it sounds a lot like the Halifax
explosion.
DaR
Mar 30, 2012, 1:29:23 AM3/30/12
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DaR
Keith W
Mar 30, 2012, 4:42:39 AM3/30/12
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Moramarth
Mar 30, 2012, 5:48:54 AM3/30/12
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of his own to post - in fact, he pretty much defines "negative
contributor".
If you like big bangs, check out what happened at RAF Fauld in the
same era.
Cheers,
Moramarth
Guy
Mar 30, 2012, 5:53:26 AM3/30/12
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On Mar 30, 10:48 am, Moramarth <Morama...@moramarth.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
Or, part civilian and GC rated, at Soham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_rail_disaster
Guy
wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_rail_disaster
Guy
dott.Piergiorgio
Mar 30, 2012, 7:44:36 AM3/30/12
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Il 30/03/2012 02:37, DaR ha scritto:
> Link
>
> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
interesting article, and also this other article:
http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/bomEx.html
with this interesting thing:
On arriving at the Straits of Gibraltar the convoy split into two,
Stikine's half headed into the Mediterranean, the remainder set course
for West Africa. Stikine's was joined a few hours later by further
vessels which had sailed from the States for the voyage out to India and
Pakistan, again Stikine was allocated an outside lane for obvious
reasons. The convoy proceeded along the North African Coast and most of
the ships hoisted a barrage balloon including Stikine as a defence
against air attack, this action must have slowed the ships' progress
quite considerably. When off Algiers the convoy was attacked by four
Focke-Wulf Condors, fortunately passing over Stikine's line and opening
fire on the second. For the next half hour of daylight and well into
dusk the Germans maintained their attacks on the convoy and it was
presumed by all in the convoy that it was shortage of fuel that forced
the planes to return to their base when the attack was broken off.
Aside the German stubborness (these a/c in that timeframe can have flown
only from Provence) I'm rather perplexed on the lack of interception;
off my head I can count at least a dozen of excellent potential radar
sites in Sardinia and I'm sure that also Corsica has excellent places
also; and both island has good to excellent airfields...
How Germany can continue the air Med Convoy war in 1944 escapes me....
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
> Link
>
> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
interesting article, and also this other article:
http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/bomEx.html
with this interesting thing:
On arriving at the Straits of Gibraltar the convoy split into two,
Stikine's half headed into the Mediterranean, the remainder set course
for West Africa. Stikine's was joined a few hours later by further
vessels which had sailed from the States for the voyage out to India and
Pakistan, again Stikine was allocated an outside lane for obvious
reasons. The convoy proceeded along the North African Coast and most of
the ships hoisted a barrage balloon including Stikine as a defence
against air attack, this action must have slowed the ships' progress
quite considerably. When off Algiers the convoy was attacked by four
Focke-Wulf Condors, fortunately passing over Stikine's line and opening
fire on the second. For the next half hour of daylight and well into
dusk the Germans maintained their attacks on the convoy and it was
presumed by all in the convoy that it was shortage of fuel that forced
the planes to return to their base when the attack was broken off.
Aside the German stubborness (these a/c in that timeframe can have flown
only from Provence) I'm rather perplexed on the lack of interception;
off my head I can count at least a dozen of excellent potential radar
sites in Sardinia and I'm sure that also Corsica has excellent places
also; and both island has good to excellent airfields...
How Germany can continue the air Med Convoy war in 1944 escapes me....
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
a425couple
Mar 30, 2012, 9:27:34 AM3/30/12
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"DaR" <D...@none.com> wrote in message...
http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
Interesting enough, thanks for posting.
"To the surprise of many gold bricks crashed through roofs and
fell in their homes." OK
"fish manure" as cargo?? Ok, taken from geologic
deposits (same idea as guano) = fertilizer.
> One sunny day in 1944 when we were about 30 nautical miles out
> of Bombay, we suddenly saw a big cloud of smoke ahead. >
> Link
> of Bombay, we suddenly saw a big cloud of smoke ahead. >
http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
Interesting enough, thanks for posting.
"To the surprise of many gold bricks crashed through roofs and
fell in their homes." OK
"fish manure" as cargo?? Ok, taken from geologic
deposits (same idea as guano) = fertilizer.
Bill
Mar 30, 2012, 2:57:14 PM3/30/12
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In article <jl4h6...@news4.newsguy.com>, a425c...@hotmail.com
says...
They're handed over to the British government, who usually pay a
substantial reward to the finder.
--
William Black
"Any number under six"
The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke
when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how
many Spanish sword and buckler men he could
beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
says...
>
> "DaR" <D...@none.com> wrote in message...
> > One sunny day in 1944 when we were about 30 nautical miles out
> > of Bombay, we suddenly saw a big cloud of smoke ahead. >
> > Link
> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
>
> Interesting enough, thanks for posting.
> "To the surprise of many gold bricks crashed through roofs and
> fell in their homes."
They still find a gold brick or two every year.
> "DaR" <D...@none.com> wrote in message...
> > One sunny day in 1944 when we were about 30 nautical miles out
> > of Bombay, we suddenly saw a big cloud of smoke ahead. >
> > Link
> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-explosion.html
>
> Interesting enough, thanks for posting.
> "To the surprise of many gold bricks crashed through roofs and
> fell in their homes."
They're handed over to the British government, who usually pay a
substantial reward to the finder.
--
William Black
"Any number under six"
The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke
when asked by the Duke of Medina Sidonia how
many Spanish sword and buckler men he could
beat single handed with a quarterstaff.
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
Mar 30, 2012, 9:02:06 PM3/30/12
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In article <cJSdnVdAhbGslujS...@supernews.com>,
they have been asked repeatedly...it's just that you are such a coward, you
won't answer them
won't answer them
Weatherlawyer
Mar 30, 2012, 9:25:04 PM3/30/12
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Bloody awful coding on that site:
922 Errors, 266 warning(s)
> http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Farmchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca%2F2009%2F04%2Fgreat-bombay-explosion.html&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0
Moramarth
Mar 30, 2012, 10:12:35 PM3/30/12
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relevant)...
http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/herbert-norman-stubbs-ammunition-explosion-1945.html
>
Cheers,
Guy
Moramarth
DaR
Mar 31, 2012, 12:55:23 AM3/31/12
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:42:39 +0100, Keith W wrote:
<snip>
enjoy it.
DaR
<snip>
>>>> Now my friend thought he would do some Goggle research on
>>>> April 1944 and came up with this report."
>>>>
>>>> Link
>>>>
>>>> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-
>>>> explosion.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DaR
>>>
>>> yeah...do you have a question?
>>> ;-)
>>
>>
>> No, just pass some info on and looking any comments.
>>
>> DaR
>
> You can read an eyewitness account at
>
> http://merchantships.tripod.com/fortcrevier3.html
>
> Keith
Thanks for the link, a good one. I passed it on to Stan. He will
>>>> April 1944 and came up with this report."
>>>>
>>>> Link
>>>>
>>>> http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/04/great-bombay-
>>>> explosion.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DaR
>>>
>>> yeah...do you have a question?
>>> ;-)
>>
>>
>> No, just pass some info on and looking any comments.
>>
>> DaR
>
> You can read an eyewitness account at
>
> http://merchantships.tripod.com/fortcrevier3.html
>
> Keith
enjoy it.
DaR
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