Talk:Operation Diver

Multiple definition

This is what the article says;

1. Operation Diver is the code name for the campaign
2. The Diver Plan... (was presumably the underlying strategy related to Operation Diver)
3. Diver was the code name for the V-1

Assuming that all these applications of 'Diver' are correct, all three applications of 'Diver' require their own separate citations.

4. The section headed Aircraft begins;

Part of the area which the Divers had to cover was given over for fighter operations.

I really struggled with this sentence for a short while, until I realised that 'cover' was in this case probably a poor synonym for 'fly across'. In reality it is the fighters that cover this area, whilst the V-1s simply fly across (or through) it. It is also possible that this zone was described as a 'band' or 'belt', as in fighter belt. I suggest using V-1 instead of 'Diver', and finding plain alternatives for 'cover' and 'given over'⁽¹⁾, thus rendering a much clearer description e.g.

Parts of the south of England, over which the V-1s were expected to fly, were allocated specifically for fighter operations.

Yes, it is a lot more wordy, but for me it adds clarity. And if somebody can find a source that confirms 'fighter belt' or zone, that could be be included.

5. The V-1 offensive began... with the message "Diver, Diver, Diver".

So now we have the Germans using the British code-word to initiate their V-1 offensive? I don't think so, somehow.

I suspect what is meant is that the first sighting of an incoming V-1 was reported by the Royal Observer Corps with the message "Diver, Diver, Diver". Again, this is much more wordy, but far less ambiguous.

Summary; the original text is lacking any supporting citations, and my proposed edits are merely re-interpretations of that text; I am not offering any citations; I haven't read any original sources (well, not recently anyways). I hope this isn't a problem.

⁽¹⁾Footnote; I tried searching for the meaning of 'given over' on the internet. It failed.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 13:09, 7 December 2024 (UTC)