11. In 1944, due to the campaign of air raids carried out by the USAAF against the plant, the Germans made the decision to move their stock of heavy water to Germany. However, the heavy water never completed its journey. What happened?
From Quiz The Fight for Heavy Water
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The ferry carrying the drums of heavy water was sabotaged with explosives and sank complete with its cargo
The German plan to transport the heavy water was foiled by Knut Haukelid, a Norwegian commando. A ferry, the D/F Hydro was to take the cargo across Lake Tinnsjø, but Haukelid managed to get on board and plant explosives which detonated, resulting in the sinking of the ferry and its cargo. Several Norwegian civilians lost their lives in the sinking of the ferry.
The Junkers JU52 was a German transport aircraft known for its unusual corrugated skin. Its slow speed meant it was extremely vulnerable to attack by fighter aircraft.
HMS Campbeltown, formally known as USS Buchanan was transferred from the US Navy to the Royal Navy in 1940. She is probably most known for her involvement in Operation Chariot, where she rammed the dock gates at Saint-Nazaire in an attempt to destroy the facilities sufficiently to prevent the German battleship Tirpitz from entering dry dock.
The Sturgeon was a British submarine launched in 1932. She sank several ships, mainly merchant and in 1943 she was transferred to the Netherlands Navy and renamed Zeehond.
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