Operation Turkey Buzzard
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title:
Operation Turkey Buzzard
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Operation Turkey Buzzard, also known as Operation Beggar, was a British supply mission to North Africa that took place between March and August 1943, during the Second World War. The mission was undertaken by No. 2 Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment and No. 295 Squadron Royal Air Force, prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily. Unusually, the mission was known by different names in different branches of the British Armed Forces: the British Army called the operation "Turkey Buzzard", while in the Royal A
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1943 British military supply mission during World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Turkey_Buzzard
date created:
2011-06-22T07:51:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T13:14:10Z
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