AM 244 SOE Operation BIT IV 5 Goldcrest
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : «Mellom lopper og lus»Code : NO 16 Signal bakke: "N" Signal fly: "R"
EUREKA: Permanent EUREKA flash W.U
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
16 6 2 07:20 OA/LR
16 6
Squad: RAF 161
1: F/Lt Madders Les Stirling IV MA-Z
2: F/Lt Kidd Edward Patrick Cary Stirling IV LK119 MA-Y
- 1
- F/Lt Madders Les
- F/O Mansfield
- F/O Banks
- W/O Gommersall Noel
- F/S Lovett
- Sgt Berry
- Sgt Bostock
- 2
- F/LT Kidd E P G ✝
- F/Sgt Heath G A ✝
- F/G Macaulay T S ✝
- F/Sgt Taylor A H Aus ✝
- Sgt Burgess R A ✝
- F/Sgt Shapland A D ✝
- F/Sgt Minshull H ✝
1: Agenter; John Lunde Sveinsson og Roald ??
1. 30/31 march 1945 Stirling "Z" BIT 14, Norway, Total 09:35 hrs. 21:45 07:20 Target pin point definately found but after circling around for nearly one hour, no light appeared and operation had to be abandoned.
2. 30/31 march 1945 Stirling "Y" BIT 14, Norway, Total 8:20 hrs. 21:00 05:30. Aircraft failed to return. Personel reported missing wef. 31 March 1945. Missing
Air-27-1068-38 p11 HS2-132 s332
Air-27-1068-38 p11 HS2-132 s331
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Edward Patrick Cary Kidd RAFVR 117499 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Richard Arthur Burgess RAFVR 2221098 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant George Alfred Heath RAFVR 1586294 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Thomas Scott Macaulay RAFVR 154248 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Harry Minshull RAFVR 1589262 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Arthur Donald Shopland RAFVR 1851187 [Killed]
All lie at the Arendal Hogedal Cemetery, Norway (58.469615 / 8.741558)
T/O Tempsford
aircraft shot down by German night fighter and crashed at Hegland in Holt, Norway on Operation BIT14.
R- Roger LK119 138 Squadron aircraft. Used once. Transferred to 161 and re numbered MA- Y. Crashed in Norway with the loss of all crew.
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| GRØLLVANN | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Tempsford | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/Lt Madders Les | Se mer |
| F/Lt Kidd Edward Patrick Cary ✝ | Se mer |
| John Lunde Sveinsson | Se mer |
| Sverre Roald | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Short Stirling IV XXXXX MA-Z | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK119 MA-Y ✬ ✝ | Se mer |
Galleri
Nyttige lenker
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Roll of Honour 30 march 1945 Hegland | Se mer |
| RAF Krigsminneplass Vierli | Se mer |
| Minnesmerke - Digitalmuseum | Se mer |
| ARENDAL HOGEDAL CEMETERY | Se mer |
| Accidentbase LK119 MA-Y | Se mer |