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Armourer. William Marley

Royal Navy HMS Formidable

from:Sunderland

My late father, Wiliam Marley told me of many stories of both commitment and friendship amoungst fellow shipmates. This led me to pursue a career in the merchant service in 1975.

He always reminded me of the time a plane crash landed on the deck of the Formidable with a 'bomb' still attached to the wing. Upon crashing the bomb 'released' and rolled accross the deck. to which the officer in charge shouted 'Clear That Off The Deck!' My father and friend lifted it, with some trepidation, onto a trolley for loading said bombs, and promptly pushed the bomb and trolley over the side. They thought they did well but got a severe bollocking for ditching the trolley.



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