ADMIRAL’S THANKS
BRITISH PLANE WORKERS AID IN MATAPAN BATTLE (British Official Wireless ) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, April 8. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in -Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, sent a special message through the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook, to the aircraft workers who made the Albacores, Fulmars, Swordfish and Blenheims used by the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Cape Matapan.
"The men and women who made the aircraft for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have the satisfaction of knowing of their most valuable contribution to the recent naval victory in the Mediterranean,” said Admiral Cunningham. "The splendid aircraft you make toy finding, attacking and crippling the enemy vessels played a /ital part in bringing the Italian fleet to battle and defeat. I send thanks to you all foi' the devotion and skilled workmanship which so materially helped the navy to do a good job.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20526, 9 April 1941, Page 7
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