AM 139 SOE Operation SADDLE IV 1
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "25", "86"
Code : OTTO Signal bakke: "A"/"Y" Signal fly: "X"/"K"
EUREKA: NA
GEE: 3 GEE fixes
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
12 3 05:10
Squad: RAF138
1. F/Lt Bailey Halifax V NF-V
Out: 21:13 Drop: NC
1. Captains report:
Halifax "V" took off on operation SADDLE IV, captained by F/Lt Bailey. Carrying containers and packages. Operation not completed, as no reception seen. Landed base 05:10
Target area identified by 3 GEE fixes. Snow covered ice made visual pinpoint impossible as ground detail was considerably altered- No reception seen and load brought back to base.
Field report:
Otto dropping place nearly 2 km north of RYSHELLER. The night before saturday we waited at FINNDALEN as we did not got any reply indicating that the drooping point last given was accepted..
Remarks:
Reception laid out at incorrect pinpoint owing to delay in signal traffic.
AIR-27-956-1_2 p119
Hs2-130-203/HS2-132 s86
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Gråbuheia | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Tempsford | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/Lt Bailey | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Handley Page Halifax V XXXXX NF-V | Se mer |
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