while the demise of HMS Antelope – torn apart when attempts to de-fuse an unexploded bomb detonated it – provided some of the most haunting, iconic imagery of the war. Those killed are ...

Crippa's spotting triggered a series of ensuing air attacks that resulted in the sinking of the HMS Antelope and HMS Coventry. For that feat, Crippa was granted a “Cross of Heroic Valor in ...