Ducellier's argument that the raid was part of Fortitude was never more than silly, obsessive conspiracy theory. The final nails in the coffin are the memoirs of Charles Carrington and Solly Zuckerman. Both knew the true D-Day bombing deception plan - twice the weight of bombs in the Pas-de-Calais as on Normandy - and knew about the Amiens raid from the inside, Zuckerman especially so. Neither had any motive to hide the truth and both discussed Amiens as a straightforward operation to free prisoners.
Thanks, Rob. I’m currently reading The Jail Busters as a warm up for Operation Jericho’s publication. Fascinating how the operation came about as a result of a fortunate combination of desperation on the part of the resistant meeting opportunity in the shape of 140 Wing needing low level targets for the Mosquito VI. Looking forward to Operation Jericho immensely. All the best.
Ducellier's argument that the raid was part of Fortitude was never more than silly, obsessive conspiracy theory. The final nails in the coffin are the memoirs of Charles Carrington and Solly Zuckerman. Both knew the true D-Day bombing deception plan - twice the weight of bombs in the Pas-de-Calais as on Normandy - and knew about the Amiens raid from the inside, Zuckerman especially so. Neither had any motive to hide the truth and both discussed Amiens as a straightforward operation to free prisoners.
Thanks, Rob. I’m currently reading The Jail Busters as a warm up for Operation Jericho’s publication. Fascinating how the operation came about as a result of a fortunate combination of desperation on the part of the resistant meeting opportunity in the shape of 140 Wing needing low level targets for the Mosquito VI. Looking forward to Operation Jericho immensely. All the best.