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I can't find any code name for this op, only the bombing of the town in march, which was Bradman.
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Was it operation Benzedrine?  (It worked last time.)
Question for Bish: what does "OBE" stand for?
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Order of the British Empire.
I was awarded it by carl a while back, and put on my name as a joke.
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Sorry, Peppy - er, no, it wasn't !
Not quite, Bish. The first bombing happened with the first 'New Zealand' attack in February, which was Operation ******* ? [img]smile.gif[/img]
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July 31st, 2002, 04:29 PM
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July 31st, 2002, 04:34 PM
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Close ! Very close !
DICKENS was in fact the second operation... 
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Bish, You deserve the OBE it if Mr. Evans has bestowed it upon you! Thanks for the clarification.
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July 31st, 2002, 11:16 PM
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Hello ? Hell-oo-oo ?
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Bla, bla, bla. It is like "Martin Bull's quiz"...
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know. I have been looking through Hollow Victory. It mentions loads of Ops, but none referring to the 14th of Feb.
And please, don't tell me this was your source.
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I'm gonna end this...Diadem
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Wrong !
Actually ( dead giveaway ) my source is 'Tug of War : The Battle for Italy 1943-45' by Graham & Bidwell which also cites Blumenson's 'Salerno to Cassino'. For some odd reason Ellis doesn't seem to mention the codeword ; 'Dickens' was the next op which completed the bombing of Cassino town.
So, it's Operation *@&%$£# ?
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Dang! That's what I get for being cocky! I was sure that was it, but I guess not! It isn't shingle is it?
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Nope....
I can't think of a clue without giving the whole thing away , as Steed might have said to Mrs Peel !
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OK, this is my last guess, I had to resprt to google for this one: "Bradman"?
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 Sorry, peppy !
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I give up!!!
But take a look at this:
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/allied.html
see "Bradman"
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OK, no-one's going to get it !
Just shows how careful you have to be be about information on the 'net. The Monastery at Monte Cassino was first bombed on February 15th, 1944 - not May.
And the operation, a joint attack of NZ troops preceded by the bombing, was codenamed AVENGER. ( Which doesn't even get a mention in the website listing ! ).
Next question.
Which Group, flying from which UK airfield,on which date flew the first official raid with B26 Marauders in the 8th USAAF - and what was the target ?
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And though Hollw Victory mentions the Feb 15th raid, and the following attack, it does not give any code name. That is odd.
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G'day
Martin it took me a long time finding it ( no problem with that though) but I hope it is the wright answer
Was it the 322nd Bombardment group flying from Bury St Edmunds on the 14th of may 1943 to Ijmuiden (Holland)??
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Just when I thought everyone was losing interest -  immaculate answer, Popski !
And every aircraft but one on the raid sustained flak damage - a rough introduction to low-level attack !
Your question....... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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