Where did 007 author Ian Fleming gain his inspiration for the raid on Fort Knox in his best-selling novel Goldfinger? The recent 50th anniversary of the release of EON’s third James Bond film saw a number of fascinating articles on aspects of both the original Fleming novel and the
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Where did 007 author Ian Fleming gain his inspiration for the raid on Fort Knox in his best-selling novel Goldfinger?
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Possibly from Russia – in the year 1918 there was an Operation to seize gold in Kazan.
It was attended by three prototype Bonds: Lockhart, Reilly and Hill.