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In 1942 Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a Canadian tank regiment, were landed by a Royal Navy flotilla under cover of the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force. The port was to be captured and held for a short period, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence.
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  • 19.08.1942 No. 41 Squadron Spitfire Vb BL777 Sq/Ldr. Hyde, RAF Tangmere, Dieppe, France Preview
    On 19th August 1942, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Cochrane Hyde of No. 41 Squadron RAF piloted Spitfire Vb BL777 (serial number, code EB-V) from RAF Tangmere in support of Operation Jubilee, the raid on Dieppe, France. The squadron was brought to readiness at 04:30 hours and ordered to patrol off Dieppe at 4,000-5,000 feet at 05:45 hours. Squadron Leader Hyde, aged 27, was killed in action during this operation. The aircraft was lost during the engagement over Dieppe as part of the fighter cover pro
  • watson-charles-bryson Preview
    On 19th August 1942, Flight Sergeant Charles Bryce Watson of the Royal Australian Air Force, aged 26, piloted Hawker Hurricane IIc BE505 coded XP-L from RAF Ford in West Sussex during Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid. Watson's squadron, No. 174 Squadron RAF, was engaged in one of the largest aerial conflicts of the war, with Allied pilots flying nearly 3,000 sorties over sixteen hours. During this intense air campaign over Dieppe Harbour, France, Watson's aircraft was lost in combat. Watson su
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