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Have got 3 more loads to take over there, 13^th off we go again this time off Dieppe, the lay went off ok. 14^th back to Pompey, 15^th loaded up another 180 mines 16^th left for Cherbourg arrive half (a mile) from their coast, but the shore batteries spot us, they are throwing shells at us, hope we stop one we might get some leave then, we lay a smoke screen and hide behind it, these mines must be layed (sic) undetected or it’s of no value at all, we retire to the Channel again and wait, our bombers are sent to bomb Cherbourg just to distract their attention from us, we run...