Following the success of Operation Judgement, Cunningham was keen to continue applying the pressure on the Italians. Operation Excess, a complex series of operations and convoys across the Eastern Mediterranean between Alexandria, Malta, North Africa and Greece. Illustrious and her aircraft would be in place to provide air cover for the main components …
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