Operation Outflank
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Operation Outflank was the first combat operation of the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). It was a series of raids by the Fleet Air Arm on the oil refineries and storage facilities of the Empire of Japan on the island of Sumatra:
- Operation Robson (20 December 1944)
- Operation Lentil (4 January 1945)
- Operation Meridian I (24 January 1945), II (29 January 1945)
Units participating in Outflank received the "Palembang 1945" battle honour, after the main target of the attacks: the refineries at Palembang.
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- Operation Outflank - Codenames : Operations of WW2
Categories:
- Indian Ocean operations of World War II
- Fleet Air Arm
- World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre
- World War II aerial operations and battles of the Pacific theatre
- Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom
- Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom