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Naval aviation operations and battles

  • Indian Ocean raidThe Indian Ocean raid, known to the Japanese as Operation C, lasted just eleven days in April 1942, yet it shook the foundations of British imperial power in…
  • Operation PedestalOperation Pedestal began with sealed envelopes, handed to the masters of fourteen merchant ships and marked 'Not to be opened until 08:00 hours August 10.'…
  • Battle of Leyte GulfThe Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought from the 23rd to the 26th of October 1944, pulled more than 200,000 naval personnel into a single sprawling confrontation in…
  • Battle of MidwayOn the morning of the 4th of June 1942, the Japanese carrier force known as the Kido Butai launched 108 aircraft toward a tiny atoll 1,300 miles northwest of…
  • Battle of the Philippine SeaThe Battle of the Philippine Sea, fought on the 19th and the 20th of June 1944, was the largest carrier-to-carrier naval engagement in history.
  • Sinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseWinston Churchill and his cabinet met on the 17th of October and the 20th of October to discuss sending a modern battleship to the Far East.
  • Battle of the Coral SeaThe Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from the 4th to the 8th of May 1942, stands apart from every naval engagement that preceded it.
  • Battle of CreteThe Battle of Crete began at 08:00 on the 20th of May 1941, when dozens of Junkers Ju 52 aircraft disgorged German paratroopers into the skies above Maleme…
  • Siege of Malta (World War II)The Siege of Malta was a military campaign that ran from June 1940 to November 1942, pitting the air and naval forces of Italy and Nazi Germany against the…
  • Battle of TarantoOn the night of the 11th of November 1940-21 obsolete biplanes changed the way navies would fight forever. The Battle of Taranto was not won by the biggest…