Military operation

Operation Hurry

31 Jul 1940 – 4 Aug 1940 · 38.00° N, 17.00° E

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When
31 Jul 1940 – 4 Aug 1940
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
38.00° N, 17.00° E
Description
1940 operation in the Mediterranean

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Operation Hurry

1940 operation in the Mediterranean

Operation Hurry was the first British operation in a series that have come to be known as Club Runs. The goal of the operation was to fly twelve Hurricane Mk I fighters from HMS Argus to Malta, guided by two Skuas of the Fleet Air Arm. Force H, based in Gibraltar, took the opportunity to raid Elmas airfield in Sardinia and conduct a deception operation with HMS Enterprise.

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