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Operation Oyster was a bombing raid made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 6 December 1942 upon the Philips works at Eindhoven, Netherlands. The Philips company was a major producer of electronics equipment, including vacuum tubes for radio communication.
Dec 6, 2016 · DK338 served with No. 105 Squadron RAF as ‘GB-O’, and took part in the successful low-level raid on the Phillips radio factory at Eindhoven, Holland, (Operation OYSTER) on 6 December 1942, led by the Squadron Commander, Wing Commander H.I.Edwards VC.
This made it possible to hit the targets more accurately. 94 aircraft were sent to Eindhoven, of the types Boston, Ventura and Mosquito. Because they flew so low to stay under the radar, a number of aircraft were lost on the outward journey. Some were hit by birds, others by German flak.
During the Cold War Dutch Air Force flying units were integrated in NATO's Second Allied Tactical Air Force tasked with defending northern West Germany against Warsaw Pact forces.
During this reconnaissance flight they saw a freight train in the vicinity of Bahnhof Drohne. Two aircraft from the Typhoons group carried out an attack on this train. It was Bill Cuthbertson and Jack Taylor, while the rest of the group gave top cover.
Index showcasing Cold War combat aircraft by respective military aviation category.
May 5, 2020 · Though the first stealth-centered aircraft (the F-117) didn't come along until the 1980s, earlier Cold War technologies represent the first attempts to delay or avoid enemy detection. The first high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft created by the air force was the Lockheed U-2 "Dragon Lady".
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