AM 220 SOE Operation CURB III 2 Cormorant
Beskrivelse
BBC : "Svai i limingen"
Code : F3 (Fred) Signal bakke: "W" Signal fly: NA
GEE: NA
EUREKA: NF/NF
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
13 3 07:07
13 3 06:50 Div. Earls Colne
Squad: RAF298/RAF644
1: P/O Cuncliffe G H Halifax III NA660 8T-H "B" Flight
2: F/O O'DEA E Halifax III MZ964 9U-G "D" Flight
Out: 20:32/20 Drop: 02:08-18 NC/02:00/08 NC
- 1
- P/O Cuncliffe G H Pilot
- F/O Norton W R Nav (RCAF)
- F/O Kaine A J Air bomber (RCAF)
- F/S Clark L W WOP/Air
- F/O Young J Air gunner (RCAF)
- F/S McIntosh I R Flight engeneer
- 2
- F/O O'Dea E Pilot (A.409735)
- F/S Purden G B Nav
- F/S Harris A W A/B
- F/O Pearce R C W/op
- F/S Gans E E A/G
- Sgt McBurney J E.eng
1: SOE CURB 3 60.30.00N-10.42.30E Unsuccessful. DZ area covered by 10/10 cloud. C-type lights - "A". Found area . 10/10 low cloud.
Route: Base - 5645-0615E, 5800-0910E, 5840-0910E, 5917-0918E, 6014-0937E, DZ -R.S.R
Inwards: N Coast 02:58 hrs, 6000' - Cromer 05:51 hrs 1000'.
Visibility poor, Cloud 10/10 Low cloud, WInd 325/38 mph.
2: SOE operation Norway Curb 3. Not completed. DZ obscured by low cloud. Position of DZ 60.30.10N-10.12.30E, Lights "W"William. DZ Obscured by cloud.
Route: Base - 5645-0615E, 5800-0910E, 5840-0910E, 5917-0918E, 6014-0937E, DZ -R.S.R Landed at Earls Colne due to petrol shortage.
Light flak encountered. DR from coast to Randsfjorden, but unable to dropo on DZ obscured by cloud.
Route: Base - 5645/0615-5806/0910 - 5910/0910 - 5917/0918 - 6014/0937 - DZ RSR Earls Colne
Enemy coast: 5840/0910W-00:46 5000' - 02:45 - 5000'.
Weather good until 5/10 miles from DZ, where10/10 cloud tops 6000', wind 340/30 mph.D/R from coast to Randsfjorden but unable to drop on DZ obscured by cloud. Landed at Earls Colne owing to fuel shortage.
32 aircraft from Tarrant Rushton participated in SOE operations on Norwegian targets, 14 aircraft from No. 298 Squadron and 18 aircraft from No. 644 Squadron. 16 aircraft successfully completed their mission, the remaining 16 aircraft being unsuccessful owing to adverse weather conditions, mainly in the form of low cloud in the DZ areas.AIR-27-1649_2 p48 AIR-27-1653 p134AIR-27-2159-22 9 AIR-27-2165 p18
Nyt! forsøk ble som tidligere nevnt gjort natten mellom 20. og 21. februar 1945, men igjen ble toktet avbrutt, denne gang på grunn av værforholdene.
Mjøsmuseet Årbok 2013
Også vi når det blir krevet - Motstandsbegelsen på Østre Toten og Kolbu - Kapittel 10 - Flyslippene
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Fra Base
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Til Base
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