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into sea nearby. L.C. T. (A) 2012 went immediately to the spot and rescued
one survivor, Sgt. Staffenbach. A second survivor of the crash died during
rescue operations."

It had been a fairly full 40 hours. In common with all the other C.O.s
of our flotilla I had been on the bridge since 0800 the previous day, and
was glad to anchor for a few hours. But this was only the beginning.