Am 166 SOE Operation BIT X 6 Goldcrest
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Code : NO8 Signal bakke: "G" Signal fly: "Y"
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
18 3 500 000 130 01:55
Squad: RAF299
1: F/O E.J. TOVELL E J Stirling IV LJ669 5G-M
Out: 17:48 Drop: C 22:20-25
- Aus. 414526 F/O Tovell E J
- J 86769 P/O Chilibok W
- Aus. 426649 W/L McAllan W L
- 1378700 W/O Hartstone H L
- R131731 W/O Elsdon R
- 1868312 Gianotti G
1. 28.12.44 BIT 10 5954N-1009E SOE 17:48 01:55 Norway. Sucessfully dropped 18 containers and 3 packages on DZ flashing G. Visual aids used to identify target. Weather good and vis. excellent. M/F seen at 5935N 1013E, Grand R/G Very good trip. Landed at Rufforth.
DZ find by flashing G in red standar lighteniong and map readin visual of lake. Saw chutes open and collection in progress. VIsibility 20 miles over hole route. Clouds - 3/10 base 2000 ft over sea areas. Wind mainly NW 20 mph. Ground reception excellent.
Coast out: 21:29-6000' - 5816N-0830E
Coast in : 2310 - 6000' -5816N-0830E
AIR-27-1654-18 p3
AIR-27-2586 p524 149-70
HS8-145-s284-14-17
F/O Hardwick DFC, F/O Hull and F/O Tovell RAAF, would be heading north for Norway.
The three crews briefed for Norway were the first away. Flying Officer Hardwick DFC and crew arrived over their DZ at Nesbyen at 22:38 hours. Even though conditions were clear, the crew received no reception signal. For 15 minutes, the crew circled the area around the town until finally turning south and the journey home. They landed at RAF Rufforth, North Yorkshire, at 02:05 hours, having been airborne for 8 hours. It was the crew's 35th operation. More successful was the crew of F/O Hull. They reported an excellent reception committee at 59.33N - 08.46E (Hjartdal) at 22:16 hours. The entire load was dropped from 800 feet over four minutes.
The rear gunner, W/O Wainwright, reporting all the parachutes deployed and landed across the DZ. Flying Officer Tovell RAAF and crew had a trouble-free operation encountering no opposition and
acquiring an excellent reception over 'Bit 10'. The crew landed at RAF Rufforth, reporting 'A very good trip'.
Se "Smith, Steve C "Dropping Hope From The Sky No. 299...."
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| LANGVANN | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| RAF Wethersfield | Se mer |
Til Base
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| RAF Rufforth | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
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| F/O Tovell E J | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
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| Short Stirling IV LJ669 5G-M ✬ | Se mer |
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Nyttige lenker
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| Smith, Steve C "Dropping Hope From The Sky No. 299 Squadron Operations 1944-46" | Se mer |