SZ/OEMU/2/8/3/55-56 - German raid on Tripoli harbour - 18/3/43, 19/1/44

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/2/8/3/55-56

Level of description

Item

Title

German raid on Tripoli harbour - 18/3/43, 19/1/44

Date/s

1944

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
World War, 1939-1945 -- Libya
Tripoli, Battles of, 1941-1943

Scope and content

Describes an air raid on Tripoli harbour. A full account of the torpedoes dropped is given, as well as the damage they caused. The Chief Officer of the `Ocean Voyage' has his story related. A Greek vessel `Vanova' sank.

Two copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/2 - [OEMU. Research queries and correspondence, 1940-1962]
    - SZ/OEMU/2/8 - [Experimental work enquiries and correspondence, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/2/8/3 - [Experimental work enquiry replies: Ring-binder 2, 1940-1944]
        SZ/OEMU/2/8/3/55-56 - German raid on Tripoli harbour - 18/3/43, 19/1/44

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