History1950s (Cold War)United Kingdomlow confidence

Commander Lionel 'Buster' Crabb was a Royal Navy frogman who died during a Cold War spy operation in Portsmouth.

Notes on verification

Well corroborated by Wikipedia, MCDOA, and HistoryNet regarding the mission and disappearance, but Crabb's death was never conclusively confirmed — he was declared presumed dead, and a headless/handless body found later was only presumed to be his. The claim states he 'died' as fact, which slightly overstates the certainty of the historical record.

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