Operation Inmate
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Operation Inmate was an attack by the British Pacific Fleet against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. The attacks against the isolated islands
Shells from a British Pacific Fleet cruiser falling on Japanese oil tanks at Truk during the 15 June 1945 bombardment
HMS Implacable arriving at Sydney on 8 May 1945
Rockets being fired from a Firefly at the radio station on Moen island
HMS Implacable (at back right) and Victorious viewed from Formidable on 10 July 1945
Operation Hailstone
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Operation Hailstone was a large-scale United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944, conducted as part of the American offensive drive against the Imperial Japanese N
Operation Inmate
…during 1943 and early 1944, and ceased to be a significant base after being heavily attacked by the United States Navy's Fast Carrier Task Force during Operation Hailstone in February 1944. Nevertheless, the facilities at Truk could have potentially been used to raid the important Allied facilities which had been established…
Japanese ships off Dublon Island.
Japanese ammunition ship Aikoku Maru exploding after a torpedo hit, 17 February 1944.