Operation Caravan was a subsidiary of Operation Agreement under which four simultaneous raids were carried out against important Axis lines of communication positions in September 1942.
Tutira III of T1 Patrol was driven by Captain Nick Wilder during the attack on Barce's airfield.
Captain Timpson of G1 Patrol in his jeep. Mounted on the mudguard was a green flag, indicating a patrol leader.
Major Peniakoff, in his trademark hat, en route to Barce. Note twin Vickers K and cans of fuel on the jeep.
Marj, El Merj in Benghazi Arabic, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an upland valley separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a range of hills
Operation Caravan
…Axis lines of communication positions in September 1942. The operations were against Tobruk (Agreement), Benghazi (Bigamy), Jalo oasis (Nicety) and Barce (Caravan). Caravan was the only successful operation of the group. As well as aiding in some of the operations, the Long Range Desert Group was to carry…
Old (above) and new city (below)
Abi Zar al Ghifari mosque in Marj.
Damage during the 1963 earthquake.