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Bristol Beaufort Mk.I, N1016 OV-X, F/O Kenneth Campbell, RAF No.22 Squadron, St Eval, Cornwall, 6th April 1941 – Attack on Gneisenau, VC action.
As an Island nation, the protection of Britain’s sea lanes during the Second World War was a crucial battle which had to be won. Throughout the first few months of conflict, the German capital ship Gneisenau and her sister vessel Scharnhorst were posing a serious raiding threat and on receiving news that the ships had entered Brest harbour to undergo repairs in late March 1941, the RAF immediately planned raids intended to destroy, or at least damage the ships.
Launching their attack alone, the selfless actions of Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell and his crew would have probably gone unheralded had it not been for the intervention of the French resistance. Sending a report on the condition of the German battleship back to British authorities, they also described the actions of this brave Beaufort crew and how they had paid the ultimate price whilst heroically performing their duty. For displaying valour in the face of extreme peril and without regard for his own safety, Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for valour in the presence of the enemy, an honour he would surely have gladly shared with the rest of his crew
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Bristol Beaufort Mk.I，N1016 OV-X，F/O Kenneth Campbell，英國皇家空軍第 22 中隊，聖埃瓦爾，康沃爾，1941 年 4 月 6 日——攻擊格奈森瑙，VC 行動。
作為一個島國，二戰期間保護英國海上航道是一場必須打贏的關鍵戰役。 在衝突的頭幾個月裡，德國主力艦格奈森瑙號和她的姊妹艦沙恩霍斯特號構成了嚴重的襲擊威脅，在收到這些艦船於 1941 年 3 月下旬進入布雷斯特港進行維修的消息後，英國皇家空軍立即計劃進行襲擊，旨在 摧毀或至少損壞船隻。
如果不是法國抵抗組織的干預，肯尼斯·坎貝爾飛行官和他的機組人員獨自發動攻擊，他們的無私行動很可能無人知曉。 他們向英國當局發送了一份關於德國戰艦狀況的報告，還描述了這名勇敢的博福特船員的行為，以及他們如何在英勇履行職責的同時付出了最終的代價。 肯尼思·坎貝爾上尉在面對極端危險時表現出英勇，不顧自身安全，被追授維多利亞十字勳章，這是英國在敵人面前表現英勇的最高獎項，他肯定會很樂意與英國人分享這一榮譽
