 The order was also sent to senior planners in the United Kingdom so that air support for the operation could be secured.When VIII Corps had assembled in Normandy in mid-June, it was suggested that the corps be used to attack out of the Orne bridgehead, to outflank Caen from the east but Operation Dreadnought was cancelled when Dempsey and O'Connor doubted the feasibility of the operation.In the outline for Goodwood, VIII Corps, with three armoured divisions, would attack southwards out of the Orne bridgehead.