Hand of Fate by David Pentland. (AP) SHN420 code named Operation Chastise

code named Operation Chastise

Resolution astern

Sgt George B Thomson

led by the hero of the Soviet Union

Hand of Fate by David Pentland. (AP) SHN420 code named Operation ChastiseDP0185AP. Hand of Fate by David Pentland. South of Alexandria, Egypt, 7th August 1942. When a pair of Me109Fs from JG27 unexpectedly encountered a lumbering Bristol Bombay and downed it, they were unaware of the full significance of their action. It was only on their return to base that Emil Clade and Bernd Schneider heard that Lt. General Strafer Gott the formidable new commander of the 8th Army had perished on the fallen transport. His death opened