Exercises Involving R.A.F. Beach Units
The following is a list of Second World War Combined Operations exercises in which R.A.F. beach units were involved, with links to information (where available).
Codename | Date(s) | Location |
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JANTZEN | July/August 1943 | South Wales |
PIRATE | October 1943 | Studland Bay, Dorset |
ROUNDABOUT | Dec. 1943 – April 1944 | Leith/Gullane |
SMASH | various in 1944 | Burghead & Studland Bay |
GRAB | January 1944 | Burghead |
PRANK | March 1944 | Studland Bay, Dorset |
CROPPER | March/April 1944 | Bracklesham Bay |
LEAPYEAR | March 1944 | Burghead |
GOLDBRAID | late March 1944 | Bracklesham Bay |
TROUSERS | April 1944 | Slapton Sands, Devon |
FABIUS | May 1944 | Southern England |