Royal Navy's 1944 attack on Tirpitz (1944) 

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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The Royal Navy launches Barracuda torpedo bombers for an air raid on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944
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SLATE INFORMATION: Tirpitz Blitzed
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AEROPLANES. R.A.F. BARRACUDAS w. an escort of SEAFIRE, CORSAIR, HELLCAT and WILDCAT fighters take off from carrier to bomb the TIRPITZ..dive-bombing attack..still picture of result..Barracuda returns & lands on carrier w. flaps down..over snow-capped fjords..shot of
Fleet Air Arm pilots after raid
AIRCRAFT-CARRIERS BARRICADERS/SEAFIRES, CORSAIR, HELLICAT & WILDCAT fighters take off from carrier to bomb the Tirpitz.. dive-bomb attack..return to ship & Barracuda lands w.landing flaps down
GERMAN NAVAL TIRPITZ bombed..Barracudas W. fighter escort dive-bomb..picture stops & shows damage
SNOW SCENES. Planes of Fleet Air Arm cross snow-capped fjords to bomb battleship Tirpitz in Alten Fjord, Norway
TIRPITZ (German Battleship). Bombed by FLEET AIR ARM in Alten Fjord, Norway .. planes bombing .. picture stops & shows damage to ship (twice)
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Background: The Royal Navy launches Barracuda torpedo bombers for an air raid on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944
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