Tirpitz was sunk on November 1944 during Operation Catechism by bombers from Number 9 Squadron and which other numbered squadron, well known from Operation Chastise the previous year?
Operation Catechism Operation Catechism Operation Catechism was the last of nine attempts to sink or sabotage the Kriegsmarine battleship during the Second World War. The ship was finally sunk in this attempt. On 12 November 1944, RAF Bomber Command dispatched thirty Avro Lancaster heavy bombers from No. 9 Squadron RAF and No. 617 Squadron RAF (including a film unit aircraft from No. 463 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force) from RAF Lossiemouth to "Tirpitz"s mooring in Tromsø, Norway. Each bomber carried a single 12,000 pound (5,400 kg) Tallboy bomb. No. 9 Squadron was led by S/L A.G. Williams DFC and No.
Operation Paravane minor damage to the battleship. During the subsequent attack conducted on 12 November, Operation Catechism, "Tirpitz" was struck by several Tallboy bombs and capsized with heavy loss of life among her crew. Operation Paravane Operation Paravane was a British air raid of World War II that inflicted heavy damage on the German battleship "Tirpitz". The attack was conducted on 15 September 1944 by 21 Royal Air Force heavy bombers, which flew from an airfield in the north of the Soviet Union. The battleship was struck by one bomb, and further damaged by several near misses. This damage rendered "Tirpitz" unfit