AM 164 SOE Operation HALTER I 4 Hawfinch
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Med slangen i høyet".
Code : SHEEP Signal bakke: "B" Signal fly: "Y"
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
13 3 03:25
Squad: RAF 644
1. P/O Shapley E D Halifax III MZ964 9U-G
Out: 17:45 Drop: area 21:52 22:12 NC
- F/O Shapely E D Capt
- 410612 RAAF P/O Minchinton N Nav
- W/O Treconning B A/B
- F/S Feedham K B W/op
- F/S Podd S N F A/G
- Sgt Turnbull W F/Eng
1. Captains report:
Stirling MZ962 on SOE Operation HALTER I in Norway, captained by F/O Shapely , carrying 13 containers and 3 packages.
ROute:
Base - 5257N-0034E - 5803N - 0710E - 5825N-0750E - DZ (582050N-085500E) then RSR. Operation unsuccessful. Area found but no reception. Weather - vis. no downward vis - except in one break. Cloud tops 5/6000', Wind 290/30mph. No Opposition. Aircraft returned to base with load. Could not identify lights. Area found DZ p os. GEE faded out 100 miles from english coast. Through cloud break could see lights of some DZ but no flashing light. A/C at 7000'. No drop
Field: State they heard the plane, but heavy fog.
Base - 5257/0034E - 5803/0710E - 2805/0750E - DZ then RSR
Eng coast: The Wash - 1500' - 18:52 hrs
Nor Coast: 5850N-0827E 7000' 21:35
Nor Coast: 5803N-0720E 2000' 23:02
Eng coast: The Was 2000' 01:55
No downward vis. except in one break. Tops 5/6000', Wind 290/30 mph
AIR-27-2159-16 p6 AIR-27-2163 p88+133
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| Bjørnefjell | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| RAF Tarrant Ruston | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
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| P/O Shapley E D | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
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| Handley Page Halifax III MZ964 9U-G ✬ | Se mer |
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