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 · 218 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