In the small hours of June 6 1944, Jim Booth in midget submarine X-23 lay one mile off Sword Beach.
— Bert Plumswang (@Bert_Plumswang) November 6, 2025
A couple of hours before the landings began, the craft surfaced and started “flashing”, acting as a beacon for the invasion force to aim for.
He died aged 101 in 2022. pic.twitter.com/DNkCTzi4KO
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