A Royal Navy aircraft taking off during the operation
Operation Mascot was an unsuccessful British air raid on the
German battleship Tirpitz which took place during the early hours of 17 July 1944. One of a
series of aircraft carrier strikes between April and August 1944 against the battleship at anchor in
Kaafjord, Norway, the raid was conducted by 44 British
dive bombers and 40
fighters from three carriers. They were detected en route by German
radar stations, and Tirpitz was protected by a
smoke screen by the time they arrived. Few of the British airmen were able to spot the battleship, and their attacks did not inflict any significant damage. German losses were limited to a patrol craft; three British aircraft were destroyed or damaged beyond repair by Kaafjord's defenders. Two
U-boats from a group attempting to intercept the carrier force were sunk by British patrol aircraft, and several others were damaged. Despite the failure of Operation Mascot, the
Royal Navy attempted
four further carrier raids against Tirpitz during August 1944. These attacks were also unsuccessful, and the task of sinking the battleship was transferred to the
Royal Air Force. (
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... that at the 2012 Guerra de Familias, Silver King Jr. was not actually the son of
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Ty Cobb (1886–1961), shown here sliding into third base on August 16, 1924, was an American
Major League Baseball (MLB)
outfielder. He spent twenty-two seasons with the
Detroit Tigers, including six as the team's
player-manager, and finished his career with the
Philadelphia Athletics. During this time Cobb set ninety MLB records, though his abilities were sometimes overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style. In 1936 Cobb was made an inaugural member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 1999 editors at the Sporting News ranked him third on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players".
Photo: National Photo Company; restoration:
Lise Broer; crop:
jjron
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A Royal Navy aircraft taking off during the operation
Operation Mascot was an unsuccessful British air raid on the
German battleship Tirpitz which took place during the early hours of 17 July 1944. One of a
series of aircraft carrier strikes between April and August 1944 against the battleship at anchor in
Kaafjord, Norway, the raid was conducted by 44 British
dive bombers and 40
fighters from three carriers. They were detected en route by German
radar stations, and Tirpitz was protected by a
smoke screen by the time they arrived. Few of the British airmen were able to spot the battleship, and their attacks did not inflict any significant damage. German losses were limited to a patrol craft; three British aircraft were destroyed or damaged beyond repair by Kaafjord's defenders. Two
U-boats from a group attempting to intercept the carrier force were sunk by British patrol aircraft, and several others were damaged. Despite the failure of Operation Mascot, the
Royal Navy attempted
four further carrier raids against Tirpitz during August 1944. These attacks were also unsuccessful, and the task of sinking the battleship was transferred to the
Royal Air Force. (
Full article...)
... that at the 2012 Guerra de Familias, Silver King Jr. was not actually the son of
Silver King, despite the family theme being the focal point of the show?
Ty Cobb (1886–1961), shown here sliding into third base on August 16, 1924, was an American
Major League Baseball (MLB)
outfielder. He spent twenty-two seasons with the
Detroit Tigers, including six as the team's
player-manager, and finished his career with the
Philadelphia Athletics. During this time Cobb set ninety MLB records, though his abilities were sometimes overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style. In 1936 Cobb was made an inaugural member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 1999 editors at the Sporting News ranked him third on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players".
Photo: National Photo Company; restoration:
Lise Broer; crop:
jjron
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
5,196,078 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.