Operation Oyster - RAF Raid on Eindhoven in 1942

Operation Oyster - RAF Raid on Eindhoven in 1942 With James Jefferies Part of Strategic Bombing Week on WW2TV More Strategic Bombing content on WW2TV    • Strategic Bombing in WWII   James Jefferies spoke on Bomber Command in the Battle of Britain in RAF week on WW2TV    • The Other Few - Bomber Command in the Batt...  . He returns to talk about Operation Oyster. Thank you to Edwin Popken for the pieces of HD footage used in this show https://battlefielddiscovery.nl/   / battlefielddisc   Operation Oyster was a bombing raid made by RAF in December 1942 on the Philips electrical equipment works at Eindhoven, Netherlands. The Philips company was a major producer of electronics equipment, including vacuum tubes for radio communication and had been a leading research firm in infrared and radar technology. To ensure accuracy and minimise casualties among the Dutch citizens, the raid had to be undertaken during the day. Eindhoven was beyond the range of the fighter escort and the four-engined night bombers that made up the bulk of RAF Bomber Command were considered to be too vulnerable for the attack. No. 2 Group RAF which contained the medium day bombers of the RAF were selected for the raid. To improve their chance of survival, diversionary raids were organised to mislead the German defenders. Almost all of 2 Group was committed to the raid and it was the largest and most successful operation by the group of the war. You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Merchandise https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/ww2tv WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV