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Operation Mincemeat

Execution of the operation

Friday Apr 30, 1943 at 04:15:00 AM
Huelva, Spain

Seraph set sail and arrived just off the coast of Huelva on 29 April after having been bombed twice en route. After spending the day reconnoitring the coastline, at 4:15 am on 30 April, Seraph surfaced. Jewell had the canister brought up on deck, then sent all his crew below except the officers.


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