What the records say
- When
- 19 Mar 1969 – 14 Apr 1969
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 51.43° N, 5.48° E
- Description
- 1942 RAF raid on a factory in the Netherlands.
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Oyster
1942 RAF raid on a factory in the Netherlands
Operation Oyster was a bombing raid made by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 6 December 1942 upon the Philips works at Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The Philips company was a big producer of electronic equipment, including vacuum tubes for radio communication. Prior to the Battle of the Netherlands in 1940, Philips was known to be a leading research firm in infrared and radar technology.
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