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Cuprum2 Supporting Member of TMP14 Oct 2024 12:27 a.m. PST

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An article about the difficult fate of the British torpedo bombers "Hampden" in 1942 sent to the USSR to strengthen the torpedo aviation of the allies in the Arctic. Machine translation:

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korsun0 Supporting Member of TMP14 Oct 2024 2:55 a.m. PST

Great article. Amazing just to get the aircraft there and then they seemed quite ineffective.
Thanks for that.

Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP18 Oct 2024 12:59 p.m. PST

THe story is of a tragic waste of lives and obsolete equipment, followed by USSR paranoia of any attempt to send them aid, if it involved access to harbours or airfields.

I will admit, I had no idea anyone was daft enough to employ the Hampden as a (by definition low level) torpedo bomber.The Devastator sounds a better bet against Zeros

Cuprum2 Supporting Member of TMP18 Oct 2024 5:00 p.m. PST

In fact, this story was not the only British operation in Northern Russia. There was also Operation Benedict:

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