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Lovell

At final briefing they were told that
they were to avoid contact
with enemy & head for Point 72.
It was made to sound "dead
easy" He said to Andrews: "It
all sounds dead easy -- we'll be
back in Southampton by the end
of the week." They

Normally we operate 22 set. larger vehicle carried set
but on this op. we carried a 68 set on back
A coming in about 7:30 preceeded w 231 infantry
Brigade, firing from gun positions (88 m on
cliff) no small arms fire -- nothing hitting as
we land (6th L craft) underwater obs
sunk us -[?being?] holed. 2 def went down
but chaps got ashhore. Our own craft
holed. Until firing we were singing away
pop. service songs. everybody quite
gay. As soon as we realised [crossed out]we/[end crossed out]
somebody "was opposed to our landing"
things on the craft quietened down.
A few [illegible] beach -- no other to be there.
"Don't like idea of us coming in here"
We all sat down under catwalk.
said until we formed up on road
we found who was missing. Col. C. F.
Phillips didn't muster -- sound of [?running?]
around as we beached. We were getting
ready to get out - water creeping up boat.
"Good job we're there" Weight 68 ws
was above 50 lbs about 2 x 1'.
[crossed out]? water[end crossed out] got out onto another
craft. Took us nearer shore
last bit up to my waist almost -