Target Tirpitz: X-Craft, Agents and Dambusters - The Epic Quest to Destroy Hitler’s Mightiest Warship. Patrick Bishop

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      As the little fleet progressed, those on board could hear the rumble of explosions. A bombing raid was included in the plan, timed for just before midnight. It was a diversionary effort with thirty-five Whitleys and twenty-seven Wellingtons taking part. According to Ryder, ‘it was hoped that under the general confusion caused by this air raid, directed right on the waterfront, our landing would be comparatively unopposed’. However, in keeping with Churchill’s concerns about French civilian casualties, the crews were under instruction to bomb only if they could see their targets. The blanket of cloud made identification impossible. Only four aircraft dropped their bombs and the main result of the raid was to sharpen the Germans reflexes and arouse their suspicions.

      ‘In effect, the raid raised the alarm,’ wrote Ryder later. ‘Every gun was manned; patrols, fire parties and others had fallen in, and the gun control and look out system [was] thoroughly on the alert … thus the surface attackers reaped every disadvantage in having their attack heavily opposed by an enemy fully prepared.’⁷

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