The 'bit of the Tirpitz' saga is one of those bits of RAF history about which a whole book could have been written. The 9 Sqn Vulcan which 'diverted' into Wittering (long before the arrival of 'bona jets') was apparently on its way back to Akrotiri and picked up the bit of Tirpitz from a snatch squad which had made its way down the A15/A1 from Waddington hotly pursued by a gang from 617 Sqn!! Of course the first sqn to bomb the Tirpitz was the premier V-bomber sqn - 35 Sqn - although there was extensive fog at the time and they couldn't claim any hits!!
[This message has been edited by BEagle (edited 24 June 2000).]