22K views · 766 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

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

World War II Operation Pedestal-Malta (Full Documentary) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Operation Pedestal (Italian: Battaglia di Mezzo Agosto, Battle of mid-August), known in Malta as Il-Konvoj ta' Santa Marija (Santa Maria Convoy), was a British operation to carry supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942, during the Second World War. Malta was a base from which British ships, submarines and aircraft attacked Axis convoys to Libya, during the North African Campaign (1940–1943). From 1940 to 1942, the Axis

17K views · 563 reactions | When the surviving vessels of Operation Pedestal reached starving Malta 80 years ago, the situation was so desperate that the Santa Marija convoy supplies were looted by civilians, police officers, and British soldiers. | Times of Malta | Facebook