From Wikipedia.
This was the attack which claimed the lives of Edward Burke and James Beardley.
It took place on July 30, 1941. The plan was to attack German merchant ships and warships in these two places and inflict as much damage as possible. It was meant to be a surprise to the Germans, but the midnight sun in those high latitudes precluded that from happening.
A major part of the operation was to keep the supply line to Murmansk open.
The attacking British force consisted of two aircraft carriers (the Furious and the Victorious), two cruisers and six destroyers. The two carriers had some 61 planes of various sorts. Eighteen of the planes were Fairey Fulmars of the type Burke and Beardsley were in.
--GreGen
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