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The Battle of Veymore

The glider drop took place on November 19th despite the fickle weather near the Veymore plant that day. The advanced scout team kept sending weather reports to London on a crude radio They brought along but by the time the British received and decoded the reports the winds and clouds had already altered conditions there. Despite the dicey weather the British were desperate to take out the heavy water plant as soon as possible So they sent the planes and gliders up anyway one at 6 45 and another at 7 p.m But if the British were hoping to minimize casualties this way it didn't work. Three of them died instantly during the crash landing and Six were critically injured given that his men needed

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