Operation Flipper (also called the Rommel Raid) was a British commando raid during the Second World War, mainly by men from No. 11 (Scottish) Commando...
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Look up Flipper or flipper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flipper may refer to: Flipper (anatomy), a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering...
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Geoffrey Keyes (VC) (section Operation Flipper)
intended to disrupt enemy organisation before the start of Operation Crusader. Operation Flipper was led by Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes with his superior...
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Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of...
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It took part in operations in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign and then garrison duties in Cyprus. Its final raid was Operation Flipper, the attempt to capture...
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Pinball (redirect from Flipper (pinball))
points as possible by hitting these targets and making various shots with flippers before the ball is lost. Most pinball machines use one ball per turn, except...
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headquarters in Mantes. They reached US forces and safety on 12 August. Operation Flipper, an earlier attempt to kill Rommel in North Africa. Marshall, Charles...
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Gavin (2014). LKill Rommel!: Operation Flipper 1941. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Synge, Richard (2015). Operation Idris: Inside the British Administration...
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Long Range Desert Group (section Post 1943 operations)
the advance land party of Operation Flipper, which had planned to kill General Rommel. On 24 November, in support of Operation Crusader, the LRDG were ordered...
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Phocomelia (redirect from Flipper baby)
condition that involves malformations of human arms and legs which result in a flipper-like appendage. A prominent cause of phocomelia is the mother being prescribed...
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Two attempts were made, the first being Operation Flipper in North Africa in 1941, and the second being Operation Gaff in Normandy in 1944. Research by...
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Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace is a seasonal outdoor roller skating rink that opened in April 2022 in New York City's Rockefeller Center. It marks the...
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landing craft. In November, No. 11 (Scottish) Commando took part in Operation Flipper. The objectives of the raid were: attack the German headquarters near...
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Tommy Macpherson (category British Special Operations Executive personnel)
of a four-man team sent to reconnoitre beaches in preparation for Operation Flipper, an attempted raid on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel, the famous...
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The following is a list of episodes for the 1995 TV series, Flipper. The series premiered on October 2, 1995 and concluded on July 1, 2000. Episode Guide...
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nomads in the desert, historical works such as Get Rommel, about Operation Flipper, the British attempt to assassinate Erwin Rommel in Libya in 1941...
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Layforce (section Operations)
Operation Flipper, an attempt to raid Erwin Rommel's headquarters in Libya and kill the German commander. The raid was part of a larger operation involving...
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Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish island of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of...
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Ric O'Barry (section Flipper)
capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper. O'Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating against...
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Operation Bigamy a.k.a. Operation Snowdrop was a raid during the Second World War by the Special Air Service in September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant...
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joined No. 8 (Guards) Commando in the Middle East and participated in Operation Flipper. In 1941 Sutherland served with the 1 Special Boat Service before...
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Clearwater Revival, in Berkeley, California (d. 1990) The British launched Operation Flipper, a commando raid on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel. The German 50th...
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During World War II, Operation Begonia was the airborne counterpart to the amphibious Operation Jonquil, conducted by British SAS and Eighth Army Airborne...
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List of pinball machines (redirect from Vegas flipper)
"Pinballs Made in Spain". Pinball News. Retrieved September 12, 2024. "007-Flipper". Internet Pinball Database. Retrieved April 5, 2023. "10th Inning (Pitch...
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Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II. The raid was carried...
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with the exceptions of Babes in Toyland, Electric Dreams, the 1964–1967 Flipper series, Fame and the Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper cartoons (still owned...
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Gaulle's appellation, the "Fighting French"). CG, US 34th Infantry Division Opération Torch – Les débarquements alliés en Afrique du Nord "Polish Ocean Liner...
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Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid on a German coastal radar installation at Bruneval in northern...
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Bella-Veneet (section Flipper)
latter was the selling of Flipper to Bella in 1992. In 1992, Bella Boats buys the rights, moulds and the brand name of Flipper Boats. In the same year,...
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Operation Aquatint was the codename for a failed raid by British Commandos on the coast of occupied France during the Second World War. The raid was undertaken...
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