By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 15:54 EST, 2 December 2012 | UPDATED: 15:55 EST, 2 December 2012 Flying the flag: Gordon Brown with the Jolly Roger from Second World War submarine HMS Tantalus which has resurfaced after 40 years missing A Jolly Roger flag flown atop a World War Two submarine has resurfaced - after going missing for 40 years. The flag was last flown on HMS Tantalus at the end of the war in 1945 and was given to the boat's youngest submariner, telegraphist Jack Brown, at the end of its service. But the Jolly Roger went missing following Jack's death four decades ago and has only just been found again by his delighted son Gordon in his sister's attic.
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Gordon Brown, 66, of Gosport, Hants, found the flag, which belonged to the HMS Tantalus in his sister's attic
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The flag had been given to his father Jack, a crew member on the submarine, but lost when he died 40 years ago
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