On June 8, 1940, HMS Glorious was intercepted by the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau as she attempted to dash back to Scapa Flow. With only the destroyers HMS Acasta and Ardent as escort, the outcome was inevitable. It was the Royal Navy's most disastrous aircraft carrier loss. The extraordinary bravery of 46 Squadron RAF in landing their non-naval Hurricane aboard the almost empty carrier was to be in vain.
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Негізгі бет HMS Glorious | Bloody Shambles (Part 1 of 2)
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