Re: Noregian places & lighthouse
Posted by:
Dave Weaver (IP Logged)
Date: April 04, 2003 12:42PM
Thanks to everybody for the replies.
I am certainly not sure about the spelling. Firstly they will be WWII English adoptions of Norwegian place names. The only one I am certain of is Fillan.
The names are for villages and small towns marking the route for the Fleet Air Arm pilots making raids on:-
Kilbotn - Operation Judgement.
Operations Prefix and Carefree.
Prefix was to bomb a German convoy meeting place at sea near Smola island, and,
Prefix was to bomb anti aircraft batteries at Aalesund.
I may have access to a book that could thrown more light on the spelling and will come back to this web site in a day or so with more clarification.
Thanks so far.
Dave