In 1942 Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a Canadian tank regiment, were landed by a Royal Navy flotilla under cover of the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force. The port was to be captured and held for a short period, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence.
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On 19th August 1942, Squadron Leader Geoffrey Cochrane Hyde of No. 41 Squadron RAF piloted Spitfire Vb BL777 (serial number, code EB-V) from RAF Tangmere in support of Operation Jubilee, the raid on Dieppe, France. The squadron was brought to readiness at 04:30 hours and ordered to patrol off Dieppe at 4,000-5,000 feet at 05:45 hours. Squadron Leader Hyde, aged 27, was killed in action during this operation. The aircraft was lost during the engagement over Dieppe as part of the fighter cover pro
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