« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: The Greatest raid of all  (Read 557 times)

Offline Angus

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 10057
The Greatest raid of all
« on: February 07, 2009, 03:31:19 AM »
Stumbled across this on youtube. While I knew about this raid, I had never perceived how completely insane it was. A very cool watch. Part I and then follow up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgF0R4dhUqk
Logged
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

Offline Ack-Ack

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 25260
      • FlameWarriors
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2009, 03:37:13 AM »
Is this the raid were the British rammed a sub pen or something like that with an old Land Lease WW1 DD?  Recall reading a book about it when I was a kid.


ack-ack
« Last Edit: February 07, 2009, 03:43:48 AM by Ack-Ack »
Logged
"If Jesus came back as an airplane, he would be a P-38." - WW2 P-38 pilot
Elite Top Aces +1 Mexican Official Squadron Song

Offline Curlew

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1280
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2009, 06:56:15 AM »
this rocked, i was gonna go to sleep and i stayed up for the entire hour of it, thank you  :salute
Logged
It is I, Ens. Pulver! And I have just thrown your palm tree overboard!
Quote from: Helm
The best cure for "wife ack" is to deploy chaff:    $...$$....$....$$$.....$ .....$$$.....$ ....$$

Callsign---Curlew

Offline expat

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1031
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2009, 07:12:12 AM »
It is well worth watching all 6 parts of this .
Logged
goggles on ,chocks away, last one backs a homo  hooraaaaaaaaay!

Offline MiloMorai

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6863
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2009, 07:32:52 AM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on February 07, 2009, 03:37:13 AM
Is this the raid were the British rammed a sub pen or something like that with an old Land Lease WW1 DD?  Recall reading a book about it when I was a kid.


ack-ack

Yes it is the attack on St Nazaire. It was a dry dock big enough to hold the German BBs. The destroyer was HMS Campbeltown, ex USS Buchanan (DD131), a Town class. It was one of the 50 transferred to the Brits in exchange for bases on British soil. For the attack on St Nazaire she was modded to resemble a German Mowe class destroyer.
Logged

Offline Angus

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 10057
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2009, 07:47:55 AM »
I read about this many years back. What baffled me when I looked at the documentary was how many things could have gone wrong, as well as the balls those guys had. Incredible.
Clarkson mentions his father-in-law who was a VC winner at Arnhem. There is a documentary about it, but that one I have not found yet.
One fine program IMHO.
Logged
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

Offline Hawk78th

  • Parolee
  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 179
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2009, 08:37:17 AM »
Great Find  !


 Courage is the understatement in this 1 hour Series...

 :salute
Logged
JHawk  (in Game)

Offline Masherbrum

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 22408
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2009, 10:20:35 AM »
Amazing story and a great narrator to boot.    :salute
Logged
-=Most Wanted=-

FSO Squad 412th FNVG
http://worldfamousfridaynighters.com/
Co-Founder of DFC

Offline Barrett

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 166
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2009, 12:16:32 PM »
I watched the entire series - well worth it - just amazing  :salute 
Logged
BONDEN1 9GIAP VVS RKKA

_____________________________ ______________
I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here...

Offline iTunes

  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 472
Re: The Greatest raid of all
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2009, 12:50:40 PM »
The "Great" in Great Britian is there for a reason.
Logged
The Class Acts.
JG54 Grunherz
iTunes- UK's finest killer of ack huggers and runners, mixing business with girls and thrills.
JG54/ Manchester United- Nobody likes us-we don't care... Goes by the name of Wayne rooney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-47c_8J4c
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »