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Old 08-24-2010, 01:27 PM   #631
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Originally Posted by JOhn View Post
Today in history, 24 Aug 1944, Operation
Goodwood III: British carrier aircraft (33 Barracuda dive bombers, 10
Hellcat fighters, 5 Corsair fighters, 29 other fighters) from HMS
Indefatigable, Furious, and Formidable attacked German battleship
Tirpitz, scoring 2 hits.

The Tirpitz is an interesting story. She never really left any of her bases, and stayed in Germany and barelyf ired a shot the whole war, but her mere presence, as behemoth sister-ship to the Bismarck, tied up signifciant British naval forces and caused more worry to the British Naval High Command than one can possibly imagine today.
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