Operation Catechism
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Operation Catechism was the British air raid of World War II that destroyed the German battleship Tirpitz. It was conducted on 12 November 1944 by 29 heavy bombers from the Royal Air Force which attac
'The Wreck of the Tirpitz', painted by Stephen Bone
Tirpitz at her mooring off the island of Håkøya in northern Norway in November 1944
The capsized Tirpitz in March 1945
A No. 617 Squadron crew shortly after returning from Operation Catechism
Operation Tungsten
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Operation Tungsten was a Second World War air raid by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy against the German battleship Tirpitz. The operation sought to damage or destroy Tirpitz at her base in Kaafjo
A Fleet Air Arm crewman chalks a message on the 1,600-pound bomb carried by a Fairey Barracuda of HMS Furious
A British aerial reconnaissance photograph of Tirpitz moored at Kaafjord. The artificial smoke generators on the shores of the fjord have not yet obscured her.
Loch Eriboll in Scotland was used to simulate Kaafjord during training exercises
Hellcats on the escort carrier HMS Emperor, with other ships of the British force in the background