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The article is written to say that all men are killed, see 'Mission', last line > "All four are believed to have been shot by firing squad on or around 23 March 1943". Yet Corporal Bill Sparks passed away in 2002. Can I suggest that someone with more khowlege on this clean up who survived and who was killed and how? IMike360 (talk) 14:39, 22 September 2009 (UTC)iMike360
Suggest 'Cockleshell Heroes - The Final Witness' book ... this is the definitive account and provides the evidenced material throughout. six men were executed, and two other men DID NOT DROWN as is mentioned and two escaped. or far too long the incorrect information has been written and churned around..see the Final Witness book as above ; there is nothing better. Its truely an eye opener. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.241.111.12 (talk) 14:52, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
They were kayaks, but I think most people would have used the term canoe to cover both. Jooler 14:17, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Please would the user who changed kyak to canoe several times comment on why. I am sure there are good reasons so it would be good to read them. Boatman 08:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately the Lucas Phillips book gets quite a number of things incorrect , least the dimensions of the canoe used... the terms folbot etc given for a flatten downwards canoe are incorrect the term was and is an incorrect generic term used. for ALL canoe related information there is only one book for the absolute understanding of WW2 military canoes.. it explains and evidences .. 'Cockleshell Canoes' by Quentin Rees. the military termed the boats canoes not kayaks and they gave them a CODE-NAME which was 'Cockle'.. the ref above by Jooler is therefore incorrect. if you want to avoid any confusion you need to read the above mentioned book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.241.111.12 (talk) 14:49, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
Suggest 'Cockleshell Heroes - The Final Witness' book ... this is the definitive account and provides the evidenced material throughout —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.241.111.12 (talk) 14:40, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
Why is this whole article about the '07 reenactment? Is it even usable? It is take verbatim from someone's story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.86.153 (talk) 14:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Under Operation Frankton#Bordeaux, reference is made to "the fast patrol boat Sperrbrecher", but the Sperrbrecher linked there isn't a fast patrol boat. Other sources suggest it was Sperrbrecher 14, ex Bockenheim, ex Norwegian. Is there any evidence that it was an FPB? - David Biddulph (talk) 16:15, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
As it is a primary source, I have added this reference under 'Further Reading'. I believe it is the only first-hand account and thus should be mentioned in the article. It is reasonable, I think, to accept as correct all that Sparks says of his own involvement, but to recognise that he may have had no more than general knowledge of the detailed actions and fates of his colleagues. John M Brear (talk) 11:43, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
An Old Boy of my school, his memorial on the school website says he was a member of this team, yet he is not mentioned at all here http://www.rhscommunity.co.uk/news/76264/Cockleshell-Hero-dies-in-hospital-at-age-of-95.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.148.140 (talk) 18:49, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
"The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill believed the mission shortened the war by six months."
That's an overwhelmingly bold statement on a war that involved an entire continent (referring to just the European theatre here), considering they sank five, possibly six ships. Assuming this comes from that book, are there any other sources that support this? If not, it should be removed. -- MiG (talk) 12:05, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
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The article is seriously lacking on the fate of the ships targeted by the Frankton team. Eastfarthingan (talk) 16:29, 17 October 2023 (UTC)