Operation Locust

Operation Locust
Part of World War II
Location
New Guinea

3°8′S 142°21′E / 3.133°S 142.350°E / -3.133; 142.350
Planned byM Special Unit
Commanded byJack Fryer
Date21 January 1943 (1943-01-21)
OutcomeSome success
Operation Locust is located in Papua New Guinea
Operation Locust

Operation Locust was an operation by M Special Unit in New Guinea during World War II.[1][2] It was held in conjunction with the better known Operation Whiting.

  1. ^ ""M" Special Unit". RSL Virtual War Memorial. 1945-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  2. ^ ""Locust", "Whiting" and New Britain: Guy Black's covert war with M and Z Units. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.