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A Brief Account of Operation Pluto

Discussion in 'NW Europe' started by Drew5233, Nov 13, 2014.

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  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    From CAB 106/1096

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  2. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Ironic that the firm Siemens (UK) was instrumental :)

    Regards
    Tom
     
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  3. Bernard85

    Bernard85 WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    good day drew5233.very senior member.yesterday.02:02pm.re:a brief account of operation pluto.a most interesting post to me.one of my brothers landed on d-day.hes job was to follow the pipeline with his mate.and serve fuel to any allied vehicle.i do not know the details in full.butt they came under fire a fair bit.him and his mate both made it home,thanks for posting.regards bernsard85
     
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  4. Sapper D.

    Sapper D. Active Member

    Visited the Pluto memorial in Normandy a few years back.

    Just around the corrner:
    that famous house from which the daft Frenchy waves his tricolour during D-Day ("The Longest Day") !

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  5. Uwe Sewing

    Uwe Sewing Member

    Guten Morgen.

    Ich habe diese Karte vor Jahren im Internet gefunden. Leider habe ich den Link nicht gespeichert. In meiner Heimatstadt ( Alpon bei Wesel) gab es offensichtlich eine Tankstelle. Leider habe ich keine weiteren Informationen. Hat jemand zufällig weitere Informationen oder möglicherweise Bilder.
    Danke im Voraus
    Quelle siehe Bild
     

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  6. Ewen Scott

    Ewen Scott Well-Known Member

    After the Battle magazine edition 116 from about 17-18 years ago covered this with relevant diagrams, maps and photos, including of the distribution system in France.

    After the Battle - Magazines > Issues 101-125

    Copies are probably still available from the publisher
     
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  7. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Michelin published the 1947 Map of Normandy as the The Battle for Normandy, June-August 1944 for the 1944-1994 Anniversary.

    The map shows the comprehensive detail of the Pluto route from Cherbourg including the later off loading by tankers into a spur of the system at Port en Bessin Huppain.
     
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  9. JohnG505

    JohnG505 Getting there...... Patron

    If you ever visit the Isle of Wight, nip to Brown's golf course, (pitch and putt), Yaverland/Sandown sea front, have a coffee if you like (don't need to have a round of golf). The pavilion was the home of the Isle of Wight's PLUTO pumping station.

    I've not been for years, so have no idea how the restoration has gone on the PLUTO element. The site has been in financial trouble for a number of years, but it's apparently up and running again.

    PLUTO power station in the pavilion at Browns golf course, Sandown - 1391723 | Historic England

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