The Greatest Raid of all time

[TOTO]

watched it. Really cool docu man.

[Mort]

I read a book (Tumult in the clouds) by an American fighter pilot who was involved with the air cover for that operation. He could not believe the waste and is of the opinion that an attack on the Channel Islands would have been wiser. This would have met the "needs" of intelligence gathering and also would have provided a forward base of operations in addition to an alternative airfield for damaged allied aircraft.

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway

[MisterD]

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway

Crossed wires Morcs, he was referring to the Dieppe Raid (complete disaster) versus a CI attack...

[Swoop]

That sounds a bit screwed to me - the raid prevented the Tirpitz (A Bismark class ship from taking part in the war and any airfield on the channel isles would have been bombed and have been of no strategic advantage anyway

As MrD says, crossed wires.
Instead of wasting lives on the invade-then-retreat of Dieppe, the alternative of a Channel Island attack may have been better.

[Bend-it]

In terms of damage caused, surprise achieved and casualities suffered, Pearl Harbour would have to be up there among the greatest raids of all time!

[98tls]

Agreed........another of note.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500th_S...hute_Battalion