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OT - a riddle
- Thread starter hairyspin
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On 12th November 1944, RAF bombers carrying 12000lb Tallboys carried out operation Catechism which capsized and sank a ship known to the local Norwegians as "Den ensomme Nordens Dronning" - the lonely queen of the north.
The ship was the battleship Tirpitz and the Lancasters were led by Wing Commander Willie Tait of 617 squadron - 617 and 9 squadrons took part.
Spare a thought for the crew of the Tirpitz: those on deck could see the Lancasters coming from more than ten miles away. Flak barrage notwithstanding, they could also see the bombs drop and head their way from more than 10000ft above. Of a crew of 1700, a thousand died that day.
