And the Netflix film is worth a watch to see how close it came to not working.
I'd have expected you to reference the 1956 'The Man Who Never Was' . More your time, eh?
The invasion of Sicily, for which Mincemeat was an introductory operation, was Operation Husky. Dad was on Beaufighters out of North Africa then.
Attached clip has a kitchen rudder pinnace: hands up those who have a ticket for one of them