"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

Major snippage for brevity...


HMS Emperor is not listed among the participating ships of Operation
NEPTUNE in any capacity. No aircraft carriers are listed. There
wouldn't seem to be a need for them with thousands of land-based aircraft
available.

The following is provided in another post...

t appears the carriers Tracker, Pursuer and Emperor were on U-boat patrol
about 300 miles west of Normandy during the landings.

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/...-7.htm#cn417-3

This reference is titled *DEFENSIVE MEASURES --
NEPTUNE OPERATION* and in its footnotes mentions Tracker, Pursuer, and
Emperor. The document says they were part of a force provided by CinC
Western Approaches to counter U-boat movement from the north. That does
not support your position that there were no aircraft carriers.


I didn't say there were no carriers, I said there were no carriers listed
among the participating ships of Operation NEPTUNE. If you have information
to the contrary please present it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Neptune



All three carriers are credited with battle honors at Normandy.


Can you cite an official source for that assertion?