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re: RIP Mike Sadler, last original member of the SAS
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:03 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:03 pm to Jim Rockford
Great read.
Posted on 1/9/24 at 10:13 pm to SloaneRanger
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Another raid was on the airfield at Sidi Haneish, which involved astro-navigating 18 Jeeps across 70 miles of desert without lights or maps. Sadler delivered them to within a mile of the runway. Firing about 26,000 rounds of ammunition from their Vickers machine guns, they destroyed an estimated 37 aircraft in a spectacular display which he photographed (unfortunately, his camera and film were stolen later in the war). During the escape they inadvertently drove through the German column that was pursuing them – “They were standing around their vehicles… They were not alert… I drove through German columns a few times.”
A highlight of the article, thanks for the link.
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