22K views · 763 reactions | 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 | Facebook

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

11K views · 331 reactions | World War II Operation Pedestal-Malta...

Scenes from Operation Pedestal, the Allied operation to deliver supplies to besieged Malta, 1942. This clip includes a dramatic shot at the start showing an Aeronautica Savoia-Marchetti SM79 'Sparviero' bomber flying in from the starboard bow of the cameraman's ship, apparently impervious to the Oerlikon tracer fire coming from below. Subsequent shots show a Mk VII 2-pounder pom pom in action, a shot-down Junkers Ju 87 diving into the sea, HMS Charybdis with her stern twin 4.5-inch guns in actio

Operation Pedestal Allied Loses Human losses: 350–550 killed Sunk (Royal Navy): 1 aircraft carrier 2 light cruisers 1 destroyer (Merchant Navy): 9 Damaged (Royal Navy): 1 aircraft carrier 2 light cruisers (Merchant Navy): 3 Aircraft losses: 34 Axis Loses Human losses: c. 100 killed or missing Sunk (Regia Marina): 2 Submarines Damaged: 1 heavy cruiser 1 light cruiser 1 submarine Axis aircraft losses: 48–60 | The British Falkland Islands & British Military