Lionel 'Buster' Crabb | The Mysterious Disappearance of a British Navy Frogman

<p><strong>Ways to support the podcast:</strong></p><p>Buy Me a Coffee: ☕ <a href="https://bmc.link/philipthompson">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bmc.link/philipthompson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Donate via PayPal: 💸 <a href="paypal.me/PhilipT284">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paypal.me/PhilipT284⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>On 19 April 1956, Royal Navy frogman Buster Crabb slipped into Portsmouth Harbour to examine the hull of a Soviet warship carrying Khrushchev and Bulganin on a state visit. He surfaced once, dived again, and was never seen alive again. What followed was a cover-up that reached the Prime Minister, a hotel register stripped of evidence, a Commons debate, and a headless body pulled from Chichester Harbour fourteen months later. The full government files on his disappearance stay sealed until 2057.</p><p>📚 Sources &amp; Further Reading (affiliate link):</p><p>📕 <a href="https://amzn.to/4ptZrPn">⁠</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3RXqtSQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">The Final Dive: The Life And Death of &#39;Buster&#39; Crabb by Don Hale</a></p><p>📕Undersea Warrior: Commander Crabbs&#39; Story by Marshall Pugh</p>