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Sinking the Beast: The RAF 1944 Lancaster Raids Against Tirpitz
Jan Forsgren
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Description for Sinking the Beast: The RAF 1944 Lancaster Raids Against Tirpitz
Hardcover. Churchill dubbed her 'The Beast'. From 1940 to 1944, the RAF sent 700 bombers to sink her: all failed. However, in late 1944, Lancasters sealed her fate with Barnes Wallis' 12,000 lb 'Tallboy' bombs Num Pages: 160 pages, 50 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
During the autumn of 1944, three RAF raids - using Avro Lancaster heavy bombers - finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz. Many previous attempts, including the use of midget submarines and raids by carrier-based aircraft, had damaged Tirpitz at her Norwegian hideout. Throughout the war, Tirpitz had become a much feared asset of the Third Reich war machine, almost gaining mythical status. In mid-1944, No. 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command was assigned the job of finally sinking Tirpitz. The first raid, codenamed Operation Paravane, saw Tirpitz damaged by Russian-based Lancasters where the great ship was ... Read more
During the autumn of 1944, three RAF raids - using Avro Lancaster heavy bombers - finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz. Many previous attempts, including the use of midget submarines and raids by carrier-based aircraft, had damaged Tirpitz at her Norwegian hideout. Throughout the war, Tirpitz had become a much feared asset of the Third Reich war machine, almost gaining mythical status. In mid-1944, No. 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command was assigned the job of finally sinking Tirpitz. The first raid, codenamed Operation Paravane, saw Tirpitz damaged by Russian-based Lancasters where the great ship was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781553183
SKU
V9781781553183
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99-5
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