| QUESTION | ANSWER |
| WHAT WAS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE OPERATION | OPERATION FRANKTON |
| WHEN WAS THE MISSION DATE | 7 DECEMBER 1942 |
| WHAT WAS THE MAJOR TOWN IN FRANCE THEY WERE PADDLING UP TO | BORDEAUX (PORT OF BORDEAUX) |
| WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ESTUARY IN FRANCE THEY PADDLED UP | GIRONDE |
| WHAT WAS THE AIM OF THE MISSION | TO BLOW UP MERCHANT SHIPPING/TANKERS |
| WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PADDLING OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE RAID | MAJOR HERBERT (BLONDIE) HASLER |
| WHERE ON THE SOUTH COST OF BRITAIN DID THE OPERATION DO MUCH OF ITS WORK UP | PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE |
| WHERE DID THE MISSION ACTUALLY START FROM | HOLY LOCH, SCOTLAND |
| HOW MANY CANOES WERE DUE TO TAKE PART | 6 |
| HOW MANY CANOES DID EVENTUALLY TAKE PART & WHY WAS THERE A CHANGE IN NUMBERS | 5 ONE CANOE TORN IN THE SUBMARINE |
| HOW MANY MEN TOOK PART IN FINAL RAID | 10 |
| WHAT SORT OF EXPLOSIVES WERE USED | LIMPET MINES/MAGNETISED EXPLOSIVES |
| HOW MANY EXPLOSIVES DID EACH COCKLESHELL CANOE CARRY | 8 |
| HOW DID THE COCKLESHELL CANOES REMAIN IN PLACE NEXT TO THE SHIP THEY WERE TRYING TO LAY EXPLOSIVES ON | THEY HAD A MAGNETIC DEVISE TO HOLD THEIR POSITION ONTO SHIP WHILST OTHER PADDLER SET EXPLOSIVES |
| HOW WERE THE CANOES & PADDLERS TRANSPORTED AND PUT IN THE WATERS OFF FRANCE | SUBMARINE T-CLASS |
| NAME ONE OF THE COCKLESHELL CANOES | CATFISH, CRAYFISH, COALFISH, CUTTLEFISH, CONGER AND CACHALOT (LATTER TORN IN SUBMARINE) |
| HOW WIDE WERE THE COCKLESHELL CANOES AND WHY THIS MAXIMUM WIDTH | 28 INCHES SO THEY COULD BE PASSED OUT OF A SUBMARINE HATCH |
| WHAT SORT OF PADDLES DID THEY USE | SPLIT SHAFT SO THEY COULD PADDLE DOUBLE ENDED OR ONE SIDED WITH CANADIAN STYLE BLADE (LATTER MUCH QUIETER) |
| HOW MANY MILES DID THE COCKLESHELL PADDLERS PADDLE WHO MADE IT TO THE FINAL MISSION POINT | 90 MILES ENDURING 5 FOOT WAVES AT THE ESTUARY MOUTH |
| HOW MANY MEN SURVIVED THE RAID AND RETURNED TO BRITAIN | 2 |
| WHO HELPED THOSE THAT ESCAPED GET TO FREEDOM | FRENCH RESISTANCE, CATALAN AND SPANISH REPUBLICAN NETWORKS |
| NAME THE SURVIVORS | MAJOR HERBERT (BLONDIE) HASLER AND MARINE SPARKS |
| WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SBS PADDLERS WHO DID NOT MAKE IT | 2 DROWNED OR DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA; 6 WERE CAUGHT & EXECUTED IT IS BELIEVED AFTER TORTURE. |
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