AM 177 SOE operation STIRRUP II 6 Sunshine

Beskrivelse

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
13 5 500 330 150 04:25
13 6 500 290 125 05:02

Squad: RAF 297
1: F/Lt Price L Halifax III NA292 P5-E "C" Flight
2: F/O Coxall J Halifax III NA638 L5-X "D" Flight

Out: 21:18/21:19 DROP 01:15 C/01:44 C

• 1. Crew:
• F/L Price L S Pilot
• F/O Trevana E Nav
• F/S SHannon R Wop
• W/C Moss E F A/g
• P/O Harrison R A/B
• SGt Fitx-Gibbon F/eng
• 2. Crew:
• F/O Coxell J Pilot
• F/O CHallis J Nav
• F/S Jones D T W/op
• F/S Willes L E A/G
• F/S Coley R A/B
• Sgt Wright R F/Eng

STIRRUP 2 Norway.

1. Captain: TOT 01:00-01:12 hours. 15 containers and 5 packages dropped at 01:12 hours. DZ identified by big lake. EUREKA not working, 3 pals red light. Wrong reception, light "N", First 2 containers seemed to undershoot the next OK. Stick length 0,1 miles.

Route: Base-Wells-Raegefjord- (5815N/0615E) DZ RSR.

Outw. Enemy coast 00:22-9000'
Innw: Enemy coast 01:49-6000'

Cloud at DZ, 7000', alto cu. Nautical twilight 22:29 5409/2020E. Bright moonlight with snow on ground, very clear. 5600'-0359 ran into front.

2.Caotain: TOT 00:50 -01:44 hours. 13 containers and 6 packages dropped in 2 runs at 01:42 hrs and 01:44 hrs. Positipon of DZ very bad, hill-side. Dz found. 2 red lights. White flashing "L". EUREKA not working. N/E and GEE fix. Ran in from REBECCA Beacon STUNT. coding "LG". Stick length 0,1 miles.

Field report Both loads acknowledged.

Route: Base-Wells-Raegefjord- -DZ- RSR.

Nautical twilight 22:13 5400/0150 E

Colud 8000', thin stratus cu. Flew through front obscuring moon 10 mins heavy rain. Pos of SZ wws just off top of a slope into valley. direction run towards rather high ground.

Air-27-1648_2 p75 Air-27-2577 p213
Air-27-1648_2 p75 Air-27-2577 p211

Til Sted

Fra Base

Deltakere

Fremdrift

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