Created by Tom Horn on 4 May 2011, Last Update on 4 May 2011

Operation Corkscrew - 3 May 1943

The Royal Navy began bombing Pantelleria in preparation for it's capture. The radar installations and airfields on the island presented a real threat to the following invasion of Sicily.

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Tags : Italy,Britain,Naval,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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