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Operation Inmate was an attack by the British Pacific Fleet against Japanese positions on the isolated islands of Truk Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. On 14 June 1945 British aircraft from the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable conducted a series of raids against Japanese positions. The next morning, several islands were bombarded by British and Canadian cruisers, though with little success. Further air strikes took place in the afternoon and night of 15 June before the Allied force returned to its base. The attacks were conducted to provide combat experience ahead of the fleet's involvement in more demanding operations off the Japanese home islands. The attack was considered successful by the Allies, with ships and air units gaining useful experience while suffering two fatalities and the loss of seven aircraft to combat and accidents. The damage to the Japanese facilities in the atoll was modest. (Full article...)
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Hi Nick-D and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:36, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- Nick, which image do you like for this one? - Dank (push to talk) 16:21, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- I'd suggest using the infobox picture. The one of the large carriers is a bit misleading given that only a single fleet carrier was involved in this attack. Thanks for preparing the blurb - I've made some minor changes. Nick-D (talk) 01:09, 26 December 2019 (UTC)