IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1942-06]]> The Times]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Czech Republic]]> Czech Republic--Lidice]]> 1942-06]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1942-06]]>
Label reads “55”; signed by the author; caption reads “ 2 Il “Vivaldi” è a 5800 metri dai piroscafi e a 5000 metri dai caccia di scorta il “Malocello” è alla stessa distanza, lanciano i siluri dal complesso poppiero e si coprono di fumo, uno dei piroscafi è colpito, anche un secondo piroscafo brucia. Alle 16.12 sù un’altro caccia inglese si vede una grande esplosione…”

Caption translates as: “2 – The “Vivaldi” is 5,800 meters away from the steamers, 5,000 meters from the escort destroyers; the “Malocello” is at the same distance. They fire torpedoes from the aft launcher and make smoke. One of the steamers is hit, another steamer is burning. At 4.12 pm a great explosion takes place on another British destroyer”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-06]]>

Label reads “56”; signed by the author; caption reads “3 …Alle 6.20 il Vivadi è raggiunto in pieno da un colpo inglese in un locale prodiero, tubature di vapore e di nafta troncate, l’incendio divampava proprio nel deposito munizioni, il 2o capo meccanico V.F. di Sacile UD non esitò un’istante con una manichetta si cala nel locale incendiato, lotta contro il fumo, le fiamme, la morte, si sente la carne mordere atrocemente dalle fiamme che salgono verso le cariche ma riesce a spegnerle…”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-06]]>
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Label reads “57”; signed by the author; caption reads “4 … sono le 6.20 il Vivaldi si ferma ma spera ancora il Malocello le gira attorno facendolo da scudo, il ritmo del fuoco è sempre celere sono le 6.45, il cctt inglese H68 è tanto vicino da vedere nitidamente le lettere dipinte sulla prora A 7000 metri il “Malocello” lancia contro il CCTT inglese una coppia di siluri, uno colpisce una fiancata, un’enorme fiammata rossa e gialla sgorga enorme a poppavia del centro…”

Caption translates as: “4… It’s 6.20 am, the Vivaldi stops, hoping [to remain afloat] . The Malocello orbits around the Vivaldi acting as its shield. The rate of fire is sustained. It’s 6.45 am, the British destroyer H68 is so close that the letters painted forward can be clearly made out. At 7,000 metres distance, the 'Malocello' shoots a couple of torpedoes towards the British destroyer, one hits the side and a huge, red and yellow blaze gushes centre aft…]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> ]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-06]]>

Label reads “59”; signed by the author; caption reads “6… alle 7.57 l’incendio divampa di nuovo, le fiamme mordono il legno e il ferro s’abbrancano alle tubature e le torcono bruciano le soprastrutture e le guarnizioni di gomma, camminano inesorabili verso poppa. Bombe da getto e materiali esplosivi vengono gettati in mare, poi il Vivaldi si ferma sembra un vulcano galleggiante getti di nafta infiammata, sgorgano dalle tubature frantumate, le munizioni rimaste nelle noire [sic] che scoppiano, il munizionamento del complesso centrale esplode, tutta la nave è fumo scoppi e fiamme all’equipaggio viene dato l’ordine di evacuare la nave…”

Caption translates as: “6… at 7.57 am the fire rages again. The flames consume wood and iron, cling pipes and twist them. They burn superstructures and rubber gaskets, moving unremittingly aft. Depth charges and explosives were thrown overboard, then the Vivaldi stood idle looking like a floating volcano. Flaming oil gushes out of burst pipes. The ammunition in the elevators and in the central tower exploded. The whole ship went up in flames. Smoke, explosions, flames. The crew was ordered to abandon ship…”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-06]]>

Label reads “60”; signed by the author; caption reads “7 …soppraggiungono alcuni caccia e due dragamine da Pantelleria in aiuto mentre il Malocello prende a rimorchio il Vivaldi. Alle 9.36 quattro aero-siluranti inglesi appaiono sopra lo specchio di mare in cui stà sputando fuoco da tutti i buchi il caccia. Il Maolcello le gira in tondo riparandolo con la nebbia artificiale, nessuno dei siluri sganciati dagli aerosiluranti coglie il segno. Ore 9.50 sette bombardieri si presentano nel cielo e sganciano una trentina di bombe accolti dal rabbioso fuoco antiaereo di tutti i CCTT, anche stavolta il Vivaldi rimane incolume…”

Caption translates as: “7… Some destroyers and two minesweepers from Pantelleria came to the rescue, while the Malocello was towing the Vivaldi. At 9.36 am, four British torpedo bombers appeared on the stretch of sea where the destroyer is shooting from every angle. The Malocello is going around in circles sheltering it with artificial fog. None of the torpedoes hits the target. At 9.50 am, seven fighter aircraft appeared in the sky and shot thirty-something bombs. They were welcomed by the destroyer ’s raging anti-aircraft fire. Once again, the Vivaldi remained unharmed…”]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Francesca Campani]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Actions of the destroyer Vivaldi]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Mediterranean Sea]]> 1942-06]]>
A Leedham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Kingston upon Thames]]> England--Surrey]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-09-12]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Navy]]> Malta]]> 1940]]> 1940-06]]> 1940-09]]> 1941-01]]> 1941-03]]> 1941-04]]> 1941-05]]> 1941-07]]> 1941-08]]> 1941-10]]> 1941-11]]> 1941-12]]> 1942-01]]> 1942-02]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-10]]> The caption describes two 1000 bomber operations that the aircraft took part in.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> David Geach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Brighton]]> England--Newquay]]> Scotland--Edinburgh]]> Scotland--Glasgow]]> Scotland--South Queensferry]]> Scotland--Perth]]> England--Carlisle]]> Scotland--St. Andrews]]> England--Sussex]]> 1942-02]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> David Geach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Joy Reynard]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Carlisle]]> Scotland--Perth]]> England--Manchester]]> Scotland--Dumfries]]> England--Stourbridge]]> Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man]]> England--Reading]]> England--London]]> England--Hastings]]> England--Harrogate]]> Scotland--Greenock]]> Canada]]> Scotland--St. Andrews]]> England--St. Leonards (East Sussex)]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Worcestershire]]> England--Lancashire]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> C Pattison]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Belgium]]> Belgium--Ostend]]> France]]> France--Dunkerque]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Bocholt]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Papenburg]]> Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony)]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> England--Catterick]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> England--Kent]]> England--Ramsgate]]> England--London]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Nijmegen]]> Poland]]> Poland--Żagań]]> Belgium--Antwerp]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Poland--Łambinowice]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--York]]> Germany--Flensburg]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> It is annotated with 'Course 45 No 9 Air Observer's School St Johns PQ Canada June 1942'.
There is a second copy, almost identical, but without the four officers.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Québec--St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu]]> Québec]]> 1942-06]]>

Top right - the port of Ostend with extensive docks through the centre surrounded by industrial buildings. Normal town buildings bottom left. Captioned '19, EN 88 29.8.42 F14'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Stilgoe]]> Geolocated]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Belgium]]> France]]> Belgium--Ostend]]> France--Dieppe]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-08]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Wehrmacht]]> British Army]]> Libya]]> Libya--Tobruk]]> North Africa]]> 1942-06]]> Andrew Bain]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> South African Air Force]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Oudtshoorn]]> 1942-06]]> Andrew Bain]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> South African Air Force]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Transvaal]]> 1942-06]]>
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Eastbourne (East Sussex)]]> 1942-06]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Roger Dunsford]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1942-06]]> Claire Bennet]]> This Interview was recorded by Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Algeria]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Tunisia]]> Algeria--Laghouat (Province)]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Tunisia--El Kef]]> 1941-11]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-11]]> Keith Thompson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Text. Diary]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> Canada]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Clarington--Bowmanville]]> 1941-12]]> 1942-01]]> 1941-02]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> 1942-06]]>