The raid's participants later included about four admirals and many captains. Their progression shows operationally experienced Fleet Air Arm officers carrying wartime knowledge into later commands. Taranto was a combat operation and a formative experience for a generation of naval aviators. The careers that followed link one night's aircrews to the service's later leadership.
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The command careers that followed Taranto
Taranto's aircrews later supplied the Royal Navy with numerous captains and several admirals.