What was the name of the Operation that provide guns and military stuff to the resistance movements of europe,in preparation for the forthcoming invasion?

The only one I found was:

LASH – This was the codename for the ‘JEDBURGH’ exercise, from 31 May 1944 to 8 June 1944. In this operation ‘JEDBURGH’ teams were to contact resistance groups, organize and arm them and then attack enemy rail, communications and other targets as directed from London.

JEDBURGH – This was the codename for the three man teams that organized and armed the Maquis groups.

Sorry,try again!!
Come on guys!

Was it Operation Carpetbagger?

Yes Rodger!!Go on

Switching gears again. The British 1st Dragoons, the 2nd Dragoons, Scots Grey's, and the 6th Dragoons, the Inniskillings were all brigaded together at Waterloo. What was the name of the brigade and why?

Union Brigade led by Major General Sir William Ponsonby.
it was called the union brigade because it was made up of English, Scottish and Irish

Right you are. The Scots Greys and Inniskillins also charged together side by side at Balaclava, the charge of the Heavy Brigade.

Go for it.

Ok, here's another soviet fighter aircraft question

What is a characteristic Yak-141 Freestyle?

First Supersonic VTOL fighter (Successor to the Yak-38)

That is correct. If the Yak-141 Freestyle ever gets fully developed, it would be the most powerful VSTOL until the Royal Navy and U.S. Marine Corps F-35 enters production. It was designed for fleet defense with a secondary attack capability to operate off the Kiev Class helicopter carriers. Like the Yak-38 Forger, it has a pair of lift jets couple with a dedicated cruising jet. The Harrier and proposed F-35 use ducted thrust to achieve vertical flight.

Over to you Robert

Whoops! Sorry for the delay, folks. I was out yesterday on a "Professional Day". I figured someone would have stepped in by now. So, let's see...hmmm...

Ah! got one- What "Proof" did the U.S. government offer to the world that Francis Gary Power's ill-fated U-2 flight over mainland Russia was actually an "Atmospheric Evaluation" craft which had simply drifted (1300km!) off course?

Ave, one minor correction to your description of the X(F)-35's flight characteristics- Vertical lift is provided by a geared & gimballed lift fan ( located just aft of the cockpit) in addition to the ducted rear exhaust.

Quoted from www.dfrc.nasa.gov:

"After Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a CIA spy flight on 1 May 1960, NASA issued a press release with a cover story about a U-2 conducting weather research that may have strayed off course after the pilot "reported difficulties with his oxygen equipment."

To bolster the cover-up, a U-2 was quickly painted in NASA markings, with a fictitious NASA serial number, and put on display for the news media at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base on 6 May 1960."

Right you are, Eric! And so, your turn...

Eric is late,anybody want to ask?

Oops sorry, dropped the ball on this one. He fumbles, picks it up and……

‘The Longest Day’ is associated with Operation Overlord / D-day as well as the book by Cornelius Ryan and the movie (staring everybody) based on it.

But who first coined the phrase ‘The Longest Day’, so associated with the landings?

Winston Churchill ?

I believe it was the "Desert Fox" himself, Erwin Rommel. At least he says it in the movie.

I'm going ot take a shot in the dark and guess General Patton

I'll go along with Roger and say Rommel

I'll throw my 2 cents in and say Eisenhower.

Halfyank (and Grumpyoldman) are correct! In the movie he says it to a group of officers.

Actually he, on one of his inspection trips, along with Capt. Helmut Lang, his 36-year-old aide, Rommel remarked:

"The war will be won or lost on the beaches. We will have only one chance to stop the enemy and that's while he is in the water struggling to get ashore. Everything we have must be on the coast. The first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive . . . For the Allies as well as Germany, it will be the longest day."

Well done Halfyank, over to you!

Come on Half!!