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Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels.Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917.
[2] [3] In August 1940, Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming of the NID was assigned the responsibility for drawing up the plan. [2] Of particular concern to Fleming was the possible installation of Axis radar equipment and infrared cameras in the Strait of Gibraltar , which would have been a threat to the Navy's Mediterranean strategy [ 4 ] and to ...
The captured Heinkel He 111, AW177, painted in RAF markings at RAF Duxford after Operation Ruthless had been abandoned (Sept-Oct 1941). Operation Ruthless was the name of a deception operation devised by Ian Fleming in the British Admiralty during World War II, in an attempt to gain access to German Naval Enigma codebooks.
[citation needed] The unit is known to have targeted military scientists, [11] [12] sometimes far behind enemy lines. But this is described in detail in Nicholas Rankin's book "Ian Fleming's Commandos", published 2011 (See Further reading below).
The central figure in Ian Fleming's work is the fictional character of James Bond, an intelligence officer in the "Secret Service". Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander .
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is a 2014 British television miniseries of four installments detailing the military career of James Bond creator Ian Fleming.The somewhat fictionalised biography spans the period from 1938 to 1952, dwelling on Fleming's romantic adventures as well as his espionage for the Royal Navy. [1]
Ian Fleming’s estate has said the author would agree with the rewording of certain passes in his James Bond novels.. Last week, it was announced that Fleming’s 007 books have been revised to ...
In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (pronounced "Double O") is a field agent who holds a licence to kill in the field, at their discretion, to complete any mission.