September 13th, 1942 |
| Operation Hyacinth |
Operation Hyacinth was part of a larger raiding campaign codenamed Operation Agreement, which took place in September of 1942. The Hyacinth operation, aimed principally at the airfield located near the Libyan town of Barce, was the most successful of all of the otherwise costly Operation Agreement raids. Long Range Desert Group patrols under Major J. R. Easonsmith traveled over 700 miles to reach the airfield where on the night of September 13th they destroyed sixteen aircraft, damaged many others, and caused heavy damage to the Barce airfield and nearby town.
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