Don't forget the FAA did a couple of raids against Tirpitz too in between the midget attack and the attack by the Lancs in 1944. Did some damage but as the Brits did not know the extent of her damge they kept trying til she was sunk. BTW these FAA raids were one of the few times Hellcats and Corsairs saw service in the ETO.
Barracudas played a big part too.