243602 Ldg.Sea. Ronald George Daplyn Royal Navy HMS Manchester from:Briningham, Norfolk My father Ron Daplyn was in HMS Manchester at the time of Operation Pedestal, serving as an Airframe Rigger for the Walrus catapult plane. When the ship was abandoned his duty was to destroy the Walrus's radar to prevent capture. By the time he had completed that, all the boats and floats had left the ship, so he went into the sea in his lifejacket. He was picked up by HMS Eskimo about 1100 that morning. He subsequently served in escort carriers, HMS Biter and ashore at RAF Defford, servicing aircraft engaged in radar trials.
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