AM 064 SOE Operation WITHERS I - WOODPECKER
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : NA
Code : Signal bakke: BLIND Signal fly: BLIND
EUREKA: NF Bad pos.
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
11 7 3 03:48 Div. Kinloss
Squad: RAF 161
1. S/L Abecassis G E Stirling IV LK236 MA-Y
Out: 18:33 DROP: 23:36 C
- Crew:
- S/L Abecassis George Pilot/Squad.leader
- F/O Timperly Eric Copiplot 466711
- F/Lt Gee Robert Richard Nav. 112388
- W/O Phelp *
- F/O Wisgin *
- F/O Walker Ken WOP 137336
- P/O Flower Lesley Engeneer 184079
- P/O Molony Patrick Joseph RearGun 173441
- F/O Grundmade*
- *Unclear names.
Agents:
Kåre Helland
Øivind Sørlie
Svein Øvergaard
1. Captains report
DR run from Vaage - O****** - then pinpointed Savalen Lake, **** at 23:36 hrs. 3 agents, 11 Containers + 7 packages dropped.
Air-27-1068-28 p1 NRS
This party had originally been called ‘Linnet’. They were instructed to reconnoitre the Dovre railway south of Trondheim with a view to carrying out sabotage. Dropped on 4 October and joined their leader O. Sættem. In early March 1945, four additional men from Sweden reinforced the team. On 9 December the party received orders to disrupt train traffic. They attacked the Stølan tunnel between Opdal and Bjerkinn and stopped traffic for three days. The party had W/T difficulties for a while and was short of supplies until further drops were made.
Ian Herrington PhD p 359
Til Sted
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Elgsjøen | Se mer |
Fra Base
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RAF Tempsford | Se mer |
Til Base
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RAF Kinloss | Se mer |
Deltakere
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S/L Abecassis George Edgar | Se mer |
Svein Øvergaard | Se mer |
Øivind Sørlie | Se mer |
Kåre Helland Fenrik | Se mer |
Fremdrift
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Short Stirling IV LK236 MA-Y ✬ ✝ | Se mer |
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