During Operation Pedestal 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 During Operation Pedestal which lasted 12 days between 3–15 August 1942 some 48–60 AXIS aircraft were destroyed, during the daring Operation to resupply Malta which was an absolute vital outpost in the Mediterranean Sea Theatre which lay under siege from June 1940 to November 1942 | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

8.8K views · 215 reactions | Royal Navy Commander Anthony Kimmins tells the story of Operation 'Pedestal' (10 - 15 August 1942), the Royal Navy's bold and ambitious attempt to resupply the besieged island of Malta. Film: IWM UKY 425 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

17K views · 562 reactions | When the surviving vessels of Operation Pedestal reached starving Malta 80 years ago, the situation was so desperate that the Santa Marija convoy supplies were looted by civilians, police officers, and British soldiers. | Times of Malta | Facebook

12K views · 650 reactions | Malta Convoy - Further Pictures (1942)...