Coastal Forces Veterans

Just found another copy of this which has a frustratingly cut-off snippet of additional text at the bottom: "ML 414, ML 415 and ML 418 were detached from the 59th Flotilla in September 1944 and until April formed the ultra-secret Bengal Auxiliary Flotilla with Commander Norman RN as senior offi...

Thought people might be interested in this list, which was in amongst other documents compiled by a COPP officer (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) after the war. (ML 437 was involved in a couple of operations with COPP in December 1943 (Operation Bunkum) and then in February 1945 https://www.co...

Oh dear, I left this hanging somewhat, didn't I? I scuttled off to write up the operation but have only just finished! It's available here: https://www.coppsurvey.uk/january-1944/#postage-able It's ... erm ... 'comprehensive'. Possibly too detailed. The coastal forces element is just a small part of...

Oops! I meant to write MGB 190 rather than MTB 190 - but if it was in the Med I guess that makes my clumsiness a bit redundant anyway! Thanks for your response - it's really appreciated. Postage Able Having looked now at the operational orders as well as Hudspeth’s report, the orders say that ML 205...

Hi everyone -- can I tap into the 'hive mind'? I recently popped to the Royal Engineers Museum archive and got hold of a copy of the report for Operation Postage Able. This was the reconnaissance of the Normandy coast done by Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP) in mid-January 1944, operating...