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Aircraft attack on Tirpitz, August 1944

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  1. allanklo

    allanklo New Member

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    I´m trying to locate information on an aerial attack on a German radar station at Ingoy island in August 1944.

    The attack was carried out by British planes during Operation Goodwood, which was the code name for several air attacks against the battleship Tirpitz.

    The attack on the radar station was done by planes that had not been able to bomb the Tirpitz (due to clouds over target). The were flying over Ingoy island on their way back to the aircraft carriers located off the coast of Finnmark, and dropped bombs on the radar station, destroying it in the process.

    The date of the attack is either August 22 or August 24.

    I am very interested in finding photographic material of flight logs for the specific attack on the radar station.
    As the radar station was being run and guarded by Luftwaffe, I´m also very interested in such material as well.

    1: Have anyone heard of this attack?
    2: Is there anyone who can direct me to a possible source for more information?

    Kind regards

    Allan Klo
    Hammerfest, Norway
     
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    bronk7 Well-Known Member

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    I thought Goodwood was an operation to take Caen? is there another?
     
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    bronk7 Well-Known Member

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    roger that
     

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