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This article provides an order of battle for the Allied forces involved in the Operation Mascot attack on the German battleship Tirpitz on 17 July 1944.

Home Fleet forces dispatched

The attack force comprised the following ships and Fleet Air Arm units:[1][2][3][4]

Strike force

The strike force launched in the early hours of 17 July comprised the following units:[3]

  • No. 8 Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Wing (21 Barracudas)
  • No. 9 Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Wing (23 Barracudas)
  • 1770 Naval Air Squadron (12 Fireflys)
  • 1840 Naval Air Squadron (20 Hellcats)
  • 1841 Naval Air Squadron (18 Corsairs)

References

Citations
  1. ^ Roskill (1961), p. 156
  2. ^ Brown (1968), p. 40
  3. ^ a b Brown (1977), p. 36 Cite error: The named reference "Brown_1977_36" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Admiralty War Diaries of World War 2: Home Fleet - July to August 1944". naval-history.net. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
Works consulted
  • Brown, J.D. (1968). Carrier Operations in World War II : Volume One - The Royal Navy. London: Ian Allen.
  • Brown, David (1977). Tirpitz: The Floating Fortress. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0853683417.
  • Roskill, S.W. (1961). The War at Sea 1939–1945. Volume III: The Offensive Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 59005418.
  • Tactical, Torpedo and Staff Duties Division (Historical Section) (2012) [1944]. "Naval Aircraft Attack on the Tirpitz (Operation 'Tungsten') 3 April 1944". In Bennett, G.H. (ed.). Hunting Tirpitz: Naval Operations Against Bismarck's Sister Ship. Plymouth, United Kingdom: University of Plymouth Press. pp. 133–177. ISBN 9781841023106.
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