Case file · 1956 · Espionage & Secrets
Buster Crabb
The Frogman Who Never Came Back
A war hero frogman dives under a Soviet cruiser in Portsmouth, and never comes back.
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This 7 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- The National Archives (UK): The Bridges Enquiry into the disappearance of Commander Crabb, Royal Navy frogman (CAB 301/121) (catalogue record, 1956 enquiry)
- UK Parliament, Hansard: Commander Crabb (Presumed Death) (Hansard, 9 May 1956) (Prime Minister Eden's statement)
- UK Parliament, Hansard: The Case of Commander Crabb (Hansard, 14 May 1956) (Commons debate)
- Wikipedia: Lionel Crabb (overview)
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