Am 165 SOE Operation BIT VIII 3 Goldcrest
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : 79
Code : NO4 Signal bakke: "C" Signal fly: "K"
EUREKA: NA
GEE: GEE fix from 5832/0200 E
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
0 8 1 02:30 DV/SU/LR BIT 8
Squad: RAF 138
1: F/Lt Carley Lloyd Albert Stirling IV NF-T
Out: 19:04 Drop: 22:33-34 NC Look Snaffle 3 - double operation
Captains report:
29/30-11-1944 Stirling "T" Bit 8(Snaffle 3 19:04 02:30 Target Norway
Snaffle 3: Fifteen containers and one package. Bit 8. One agent and eight packages. Neither operation completed, weather.
C type lightening system flashing "C". No completed owing to weather.
Cromer: 19:36 4500' - Raegefjord 21:39 10.500' - 5825N/0750E - 5949N/0859E - DZ - Raegefjord 23:44 1000 ', Cromer 01:56 7000'
5950/0844E 22:51 heading 210 deg. 8000' , about 5 mile to starboard quarter medium flak with some *** self exploding. Accurate will be droppring about 400 yards from A/C.
Thin 10/10 immediately after take off, thickening all weay. Nothing seen of Norwegian coast going in. Had GEE fix from ab. 5832/0200 on D/R from this point, thereafter had only oine **** glipse of mountain side on lake, but *** ***** *** 10/10ths cloud in target area of no *** *** ***. Returned to base without attempting to look for *** *** ** **.
AIR-27-956-6 p7
Ukjent agent skulle slippes - ikke kjent. 2 forsøk 28/12-44
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Deltakere
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