Posted by John Wilson on June 10, 2007 at 10:01:43 from 202.154.136.42 user hugo.
In Reply to: Re: The Folding Boat Question now swimming posted by Owen Roberts on June 10, 2007 at 00:21:42:
Were folding boats used (and developed/improved) in WWII?
From books on Operation Rimau, they went ashore from a submarine to raid Singapore in a “folboat” which was like a kayak. I suppose folboat is short for folding boat?
Operation Rimau (1945) followed Operation Jaywick, but most participants were captured by the Japanese.
Re Swimming (or not), I suppose it was quite likely that most of the Hulabaloos could not swim, and could have drowned if not rescued by the Death & Glories when they hit the post and their floating boom box went down?