AM 198 SOE Operation CRUPPER X 1 Golden Eagle
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Sleip som lim"
Code : C Signal bakke: "A" Signal fly: "R"
GEE: NA
EUREKA : NF
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
12 5 03:30
12 9 03:05
Squad: RAF 138
1. F/L KIDD E P C Stirling IV NF-G
2. F/O Cornwallis Peter Brownell Stirling IV LK272 NF-P
Out: 18:40/18:25 - DROP NC/NC
1. 29/30-11-44. Stirling "G" F/Lt Kidd, Crupper 10, 18.40 03.50 Target Norway. Carrying twelve containers and five packages. NOT completed, weather.
Target area reached by DR and see. No ground detail seen in bad visibility. Load returned to base. Ground detail was recogniced near Crupper 23 target, a run made from there, but cloud closed again at target. No EUREKA signals picked up at CRUPPER 23 point.
2. 29/30-11-44. Stirling "P" F/O Cornwallis, Crupper 10, 18.25 03.05 Target Norway. Carrying twelve containers and nine packages. NOT completed, weather.
Flew to approx 50 m of target area., 10/10 cloud obscured all ground detail ecept for infrequent glispies of light. A/S climbed to 14.000' lost sight in cloud - vis. was aboout zero. Operation got to be abadoned and A/C returned to base with load.
AIR-27-956-6 p7 S 25 HS2-132 s95
1) Oppdraget avbrutt, dårlig vær, droppsted funnet, men lasten returnert til basen. (De kom om natten) Clouds 10/10.
Til Sted
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| GRÅKOLL | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| RAF Tempsford | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
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| F/Lt Kidd John Alan ✝ | Se mer |
| F/Lt Cornwallis Peter Brownell ✝ | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
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| Short Stirling IV XXXX NF-G | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK272 NF-P ✬ ✝ | Se mer |
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| Bjørn Geirr Harsson og Per Chr Hurum; De kom om natten, Fallskjermslipp til Milorg D14-2 i 1942-45 | Se mer |