Operation Caravan

Operation Caravan

Operation Caravan was a subsidiary of Operation Agreement under which four simultaneous raids were carried out against important Axis Lines of Communication positions in September 1942.

The operations were against Tobruk (Agreement), Benghazi (Bigamy), Jalo oasis (Nicety) and Barce (Caravan).

As well as aiding in some of the operations, the Long Range Desert Group was to carry out out the attack on the Italians at Barce, particularly the airfield there. To reach Barce, the force travelled 1,155 miles (1,859 km). One part of the force attacked the airfield claiming 35 aircraft destroyed, the other attacked the barracks.

Read more about Operation Caravan:  Force and Objectives, Italian Forces in Barce, The Journey To Barce, The Airfield Attack, Aftermath

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