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Here's what I found at -

http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmari...itz/operations.
html

"Attacked by a squadron of four-engined long range bombers stated in
Russia. One bomb hit on the
bow. The Tirpitz is out out of action."

Who knows what these planes were? Were they Soviet or British/American
stationed in the USSR?

They were Lancasters of 617 Sqn, RAF, They flew to a base in Russia from
where they launched the raid.

Operation 'PARAVAN' ................

Following the raid - from the Murmansk region - the Soviets recovered about six
Lancasters that had crash landed and put two of them into service with the VVS.

I made a model of one of them - see :-
http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/ModelArtic...ster/index.php

The article includes a brief summary about the raids - by 9 & 617 Sqn.

As a footnote, since both Squadrons claimed to have sunk the Tirpitz, there is
intense rivalry between the two of them over posession of a piece of the German
warship (a bulkhead or watertight door IIRC ?).

The artifact is in the posession of one of the Squadrons - and the other then
leads a raiding party to 're-posess' it. This has been going on since WWII - I
don't know who currently has it - does anyone know if it is still going on - and
who has it ??

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Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
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