AM 239 SOE Operation Blinkers II 3 Bjørn BA III "HLD
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : «Somme frykter freden»Code : NO 2 Signal bakke: "A" Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: 400miles@3000'/ 45 miles/38 miles@2000'./
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
10 9 6300 045 140 06:37
10 12 3000 350 160 06:50
10 12 3200 010 165 06:55
- - -:-
Squad: RAF 196/299
1: F/O Campbell Donald R Stirling IV LK368 ZO-Q
2: F/O Pulvermacher O K D Stirling IV LK302 ZO-B
3: F/O Hancock H K Stirling IV LK135 X9-A
4: W/O Jury K M Stirling IV EF272 5G-N
Out: 22:09/22:28/22:38/ Drop: 02:33 C /22:55 C / 02:53 C / NC
- 1.
- F/LT Campbell D R Pilot
- F/Sgt Jones W E Nav
- F/Lt Capes A L A/B
- F/Sgt Metcalfe J W/A
- Sgt Reed G F/E
- Sgt Turner J A/G
- 2
- F/O Pulvermacher D Pilot
- Sgt Barr C D Nav
- F/O Powell L A/B
- F/Sgt Day C W/A
- F/sgt Dodds E F/Eng
Sgt Talbot G A/G - 3
- F/O Hancock H H 151965
- F/O Fowler S D 144579
- F/O Wingfield G A 152711
- F/Sgt Leish C L 1289100
- F/Sgt Prevett A D 1806796
- S/Sgt WIlliamd R E 529609
- 4
- W/O Jury K M Pilot
- NA
1. 10C/9P - Completed, very satisfactory. C type lights, flashing "A". DZ found cheecked reception backed by ground visual. All containers in one run. Heig 3000'-Course 350-speed 160. Appeared sllight trouble on ground so when flew over SZ, lights were only flashing lights remained on. Packages out in 2 runs. 8 in first, and 4 in 2 run.
2. 10C/12P- completed possibility of trouble on the ground.DZ found checked reception backed by ground visual and Radar. Everything in one run, slightly port of lights. Heigh of drop 6300'-045- 140miles. All packages out in one run.
3. Successfully dropped 10C/12P at 6058/0545E. Radar very good. Vis good over the area. No action, returned to base. A good trip. DZ found cheecked reception and ground visual. Heigh of drop 3200' - 010 - 165 mph. ALl ppackages out ok in one run.
4. NC Abadoned 299 Dropping hope from sky Steve Smith P261: Swung tot ake off, overcorrected, port undercarriage collapsed.
Air-27-1167-18 p3
Air-27-1167-18 p3
AIR-27-1654-26 p6 AIR-27-2587 p159
HS2-132 s266-7-8-9
Et av slippene havnet litt skjevt, Gravstegane, og ble brakt ned til Hope. Den kan ha vært Hancock. Ingen bekreftelse fra Field.
H2S RADAR: F/O Pulvermacher og F/O Hancock var utstyrt med radar. Dette var lite brukt på leveringsoppdragene tidligere:
"H2S was the first airborne, ground scanning radar system. It was developed in Britain during World War II for the Royal Air Force and was used in various RAF bomber aircraft from 1943 through to the 1990s. It was designed to identify targets on the ground for night and all-weather bombing. The early variants of the transmitter/receiver equipment were officially known as TR3159 (H2S Mk I/ASV VIB) or TR3191 (H2S Mk II)."
Les mere om dette her HS2S Radar
USA kom med en Fallskjerm utløser som skulle gjøre det mulig å slippe laster fra store høyder. Utløseren, FUZE fungerte ved at den detonerte en sprengladning som utløste fallskjermen på en bestemt høyde utfra barymetrisk trykk.
Brukeren måtte innstille endret høyde i form av trykk. Slapp du fra 3000 fot, tilsvarte det en endring på 10 millibar. Starttrykk ble oppfattet når den ble sluppet, av en utløser, og teoretisk skulle den da åpne på 500 fot over bakken. Trykket endres med ca 0,4 millibar pr 100 fot i dette høydeområdet, så det var enkelt å regne ut.
Operasjonene disse nettene viste at det gikk noenlunde bra. De ble foretatt tre netter, dropp mellom 6300 og 3000 fot, det var 42 fly, 2 cancellert = 40 på tur - som slapp i April/Mai Non moon perioden 11-13 april, 14 april, og 2 mai 1945, 36 fly i D20.1 og 2 BLINKERS 2-5-6 Stordalen Myrseter Gjeitnakken
4 fly i D18. VET 12 Halvardvann. AM nr 498. ( Operasjon 1015 - dykkere)
Disse slippene ble kallt HLD drop - "High Level Drops" - og med FUZE "Delayed release switches" @Sizzling Viper / @Speedy Slash
To: Ops IS, Headquarters, Bomber Command.
Copy to A.I.20. Air Ministry.
Date:12th February, 1945.
DARK PERIOD OPERATIONS TO NORWAY.
Would you please arrange the following two points with Special Force Headquarters:-
1. Reception lights for the above operations should as far as possible coke 1st of bonfires.
2. The Reception Committees should be warned that with the impending introduction of "Delay drops" aircraft will be flying much higher than usual. The "Ground" should therefore be instructed to flash their recognition letters to all aircraft passing near their pin-point. When bonfires cannot be lit, reception lights should be as bright as security permits so as to provide a distinct aiming point easily visible from 4,000 to 5.000 feet.
Please explain to S.F.H.Q. that unless these requests are cocmplied with our "No Receptions" will increase considerably.
E. Palmer (sign)
Group Captain commanding
R.A.F.Staation, Tempsford."
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Stordalen | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Wethersfield | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/Lt Campbell Donald Ralph | Se mer |
| F/O Pulvermacher O K D | Se mer |
| F/O Hancock H K | Se mer |
| W/O Jury K M | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Short Stirling IV LK368 ZO-O ✬ | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK302 ZO-B ✬ | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK135 X9-A ✬ | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV EF272 5G-N ✬ | Se mer |
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