AM 039 SOE Operation GANNET 3

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Særmelding BBC : NA
Code : Signal bakke: NA Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
6 2 2 07:23

Squad: RAF 138
1. F/Lt Russel Halifax II W1007 NF-U

Out: 20:50 DROP: 02:40 Completed

Crew:

• F/Lt Russel 1st pilot
• W(O Scott 2.d pilot
• F/Sgt Nutt Observer
• Sgt Dawson WOP
• Sgt Porter F/Gunner
• Sgt Hubbard R/Gunner
• Sgt Bolt Dispatcher
• Sgt Woods F/Engineer

Agenter:
Torbjørn Kåre Hoff "R-16"
Oddvar Dobloug "H-4"

Only drop if certain on correct point. 2 red lights - 1 white lights.
1. Captains report

• Halifax aircraft 1229 A took off on operation "GANNET" captained by F/Lt Russel. Target Norway. Operation successful. Landed base at 07:23.
• 3-5 mils south of reception point. Flat country with small fir trees, devoid of any distinguishing features. No lights seen. 10 chutes seen open.
• Jumped well. They recognized the country.
• Much clouds in North sea, 1000' base, with sever icing. Clear over Norway except for a little high cirrus / stratus. Visibility very good.
• Left Wells 21:22, 2500', and set course for Hansted. Struck Danish coast near Nove at 23:27 hrs, 2000' and followed coastline up to Hansted, and from there proceed to Jomfruland. Then to Tyrifjord and up to Lillehammer. From there made a DR run to pin point area and saw no lights. Returned to Lillehammer and made another DR run, arriving approx. the same position as before. Passengers where then consulted and it was agreed to drop them within 5 miles radius of pin point. Actual dropping point, 3-5 mils South of pinpoint, was well known to one of the passengers. Run was made while flying north, and drop was made 800 ' ABG. A/c then returnes to coast by same route, crossing Jomfruland 03:32 hrs. 6000 ', and flew over North Sea at 9000 ' arriving Maplethorpe 06:47 hrs, 1500 ' and reaached base at 07:23.

AIR-27-956-1_1 s102

The objective was to provide arms instruction and guerrilla training as well as prepare three ‘Saccharine’ squads – (assassination teams). The team landed on 30 November and travelled through the Gudbrandsdal and then Østerdal areas training local instructors and forming a ‘Saccharine’ squad in both valleys to undertake assassinations. In a period of five weeks, working with a locally appointed leadership, they trained sixty new instructors before departing for Sweden in February 1943.

Ian Herrington PhD p 351

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