AM 071 SOE Operation Company
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Code : Signal bakke:BLIND Signal fly: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
6 2 3 600' 030 135 03:05
Squad:RAF138
1. F/L Perrins Halifax II LW272 NF-V
Out: 19:05 DROP: 22:43 C
Agents:
Birger Rasmussen
Armand Trønnes
Johan Edvard Tallaksen
AIR-27-956-1_2 p35
HS 132 s 160
1. Captains report.
Halifax aircraft "V" 272 took off on operation COMPANY captained by F/Lt Perrins, Target FRANCE (Feil NORWAY) Operation completed. Landed BASE 03:05.
Pinpoint clearly identified in good visibility so very clear areas could be found in vicnity, the country beeing very wooded.Pinpoint over a new railwaystation Agents requested to be dropped into the woods about one mile SE of the pinpoint. Only 7 minutes spent in area, Dp'd from 600', ABG, leading 030° at 135 mph. Agents jumped well, packages OK.
The agents were not all happy for their pinpoint, saying that a railway junction about 2 miles West of the pinpoint . They particullary asked before take off that the A/C should spend the minimum of time in the area.
5 C x H-type and 1 x C-type
'Company' var en britisk operasjon fra SOE mot transformatorene ved Arendal Smelteverk på Eydehavn ved Arendal .
The plant was attacked on 21 November and production was stopped for six months costing the Germans 2.500 tons of ferro- silicon.
Ian Herrington PhD p 338
Til Sted
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| Hestehagen Nelaug | Se mer |
Fra Base
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| RAF Harrington | Se mer |
Til Base
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| RAF Kinloss | Se mer |
Deltakere
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| F/Lt Perrins | Se mer |
| Birger Bråten Rasmussen Korp. | Se mer |
| Johan Edvard Tallaksen Fenr. ✝ | Se mer |
| Armand Trønnes | Se mer |
Transportmiddel
| Navn | Lenke |
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| Handley Page Halifax II LW272 NF-V ✬ | Se mer |
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