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Operation Struggle

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The four members of the British midget submarine XE-3 relive their arduous experiences during an unprecedented attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao in Singapore Harbour 25 years ago. The Crew:
LT IAN FRASER
SUB-LT W. J. L. SMITH
LEADING SEAMAN JAMES MAGENNIS
ENGINE-ROOM ARTIFICER
CHARLES REED
Sound effects for this programme were recorded with the assistance of the Royal Navy at HMS Dolphin, Gosport. Narrated and produced by COLIN REID

Contributors

Unknown:
Lt Ian Fraser
Unknown:
J. L. Smith
Unknown:
James Magennis
Produced By:
Colin Reid
Source: Radio Times

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