Re the Torrey Canyon.......
Originally Posted by
Savoia
A decision was made that the RAF would bomb the wreck in order to attempt to set fire to the oil. The RAF dropped 200,000 lbs of explosive , 11,000 gallons of kerosene and 3,000 gallons of napalm onto the wreck The salvage attempt was officially abandoned..
.........as usual the efforts of the Fleet Air Arm Sea Vixens and Buccaneers are omitted.
Last edited by CharlieOneSix; 25th March 2012 at 22:41.
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