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Operation Mop Up RAF Hunters Attack the Torrey Canyon
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1967

Operation Mop Up: RAF Hunters Attack the Torrey Canyon

On 28 March 1967, RAF Hunters joined Operation Mop Up, attacking the Torrey Canyon wreck as Britain tried to limit a major oil pollution disaster.

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Operation Mop Up: RAF Hunters Attack the Torrey Canyon Featured
On 28 March 1967, RAF Hunters joined Operation Mop Up, attacking the Torrey Canyon wreck as Britain tried to limit a major oil pollution disaster.
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