The Amiens Raid: Secrets Revealed: The Truth Behind the Legend of Operation Jericho

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Birtles, Philip (2006). Mosquito Fighter Squadrons in Focus. Walton on Thames: Red Kite/Air Research. ISBN 978-0-9546201-3-4.

Thomas, C. (2010). Typhoon Wings of 2nd TAF 1943–45. Osprey Combat Aircraft No. 86. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84603-973-7. Grehan, John (1988). RAF and the SOE: Special Duty Operations in Europe. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. ISBN 9781473894136. Bowman, M. W. (2005). The Reich Intruders: RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II (1sted.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 1-84415-333-9. A separatist movement (seeking independence from India) led by Mizo National Front (MNF) was gathering steam in the area now known as Mizoram, and then referred to as the Mizo Hills. Bowman, Martin (2014) [2011]. The Mosquito Story. Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 9780752485294.Birtles, Philip (2006). Mosquito Fighter Squadrons in Focus. Red Kite / Air Research. pp. 69–72. ISBN 0-9546201-3-5. As time ran out, the underground weighed plans and the Amiens prisoners thought grimly about what awaited them, thought of family, prayed, and prepared themselves as best they could. Meanwhile, in England, a remarkable man and a remarkable collection of planners, pilots, and navigators were preparing an astonishing feat of arms, no less than an aerial jailbreak courtesy of the Royal Air Force. The Raiders of 140 Wing

The operations on the ground faced stiff resistance from the rebels, taking several days to reach Aizawl.In response to this deployment, the leadership of the MNF devised a bold plan known as ‘Operation Jericho.’ Their objective was to seize control of Aizawl, the largest town in the area, and ultimately, the entire Mizo Hills. It was named after the biblical story of Jericho, a city whose walls fell after the Israelites’ long, strategic siege. A photo taken two days later shows damage to prison including a hole in the perimeter wall (right-of-centre). a b c d e f g h i j "Raid on Amiens Prison - The Myth of the Mosquito". Key Military. 25 June 2017 . Retrieved 25 December 2021. Whatever the supine French press said, the French Resistance and most of the French people knew better. And 15 weeks after the strike at Amiens, the Allies came ashore in Normandy. It was the beginning of the end.