| TITLE | MOST SECRET | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1945 | |
| Setting: | c. 1941 | |
| Story: | A small group of specialist naval officers become strongly motivated to attack the German coastal forces in Western France. In co-ordination with a British Agent dropped by parachute into France they equip a Free-French fishing vessel with a horrifying new weapon – a flame thrower, and wreak havoc upon the enemy. | |
| Locations: |
London The River Dart The Channel Western France |
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| Main Characters: |
Captain Charles Simon(British agent in France) Lt Oliver Boden RNVR –minesweeping trawler Marjorie Boden, his wife Lt Rhodes RNVR – Boom Defence Lt John Colvin RNR Master Mariner Leading Wren Barbara White – their driver |
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| Flying Episodes: | Largely incidental | |
| Aircraft: |
Bristol Blenheim Unspecified German bombers Heinkel 111 Coastal Command Hudsons |
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| Flying Characters: | Charles Simon, (parachuting from the Blenheim over Occupied France.) | |
| Aviation Location(s): | Only as noted below | |
| Aviation Activities |
The British Agent is dropped by Parachute German Air Raids on London & Dartmouth Brief mention of Heinkel 111 Hudsons attack destroyer at Brest |
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| Additional Comments: | Clandestine activities in the Channel ports of Western France and the development of a Secret Weapon on a Free-French trawler to attack German E-boats. Apparently owes much to Shute's own service with the Development of Secret Weapons |
