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Old 16th May 2022, 01:43
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Sue Vêtements
 
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How many operations can you name (without looking them up)

I'll start with the easy ones:

Overlord - Normandy Invasion
Fortitude - Deception operations for Overlord
Jericho - The low level attack on Amiens prison
Chastise - The Dambusters raid
Paravane - The several attacks on the Tirpitz in Alta Fjord
Market Garden - An operation n the Netherlands aimed at reaching and crossing the Rhine
Mincemeat - Another deception to disguise the location of the Normandy Landings (I see they just made a Netflix film)
Dragoon - The invasion of southern France
Torch - The invasion of North Africa



Incidentally: What must it have been like to be a rear gunner on Operation Paravane and watch the Tallboy fall away from your aircraft and follow it all the way down to see a direct hit on the Tirpitz?
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