AM 262 SOE Operation BIT XV Chaffinch Blue
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : " 32 "
Code: "NO2". Signal bakke: "N" Signal fly: "A"
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
18 3 07:45
18 3 02:20
Squad: RAF 570
1. F/Lt Brierly D S C Stirling IV LK551 E7-Z
2. F/O Fisher G E M Stirling IV LK122 V8-R
Out: 23:08/23:20 DROP C/ NC
- 1
- 47460 F/Lt Brierly D S C Pilot RAF
- 147120 F/O Foster F Nav RAF
- 16074 F/O Fourie G D A/B RAF
- J85397 RCAF F/O Edwards J G W/op
- R124210 RCAF W/O Low J W A/G
- 1593584 Sgt Humphreys J A F/Eng RAF
- 2
- 170124 F/O Fisher G E M Pilot
- 177000 P/O Boddy S H Nav
- 1553357 F/O Flannigan C A/B
- 182741 P/O Lawrie A J W/op
- A417414 F/O Rasheed A/G RAAF
- 1836391 Sgt Dugdale P F/eng
- 151952 P/O Sessions T M W 2 Pilot
1. S.0.E, "BIT 15. 18 containers and 3 packages. successfully dropped on DZ in NORWAY. No eneny opposition. Aircraft took off in clear weater but ran into cloud over the North Sea with violent electrical storms and very rough conditions, Hail and snow was encountered but aircraft flew at 500/1000 ft. to avoid icing. The weather cleared up over Norway and conditions were perfect with moon and good visibility. Bad weather again experienced on return and aircraft landed at RACKNEATH to refuel, returning to base later. GEE was u/s mos of the trip owing to storms.
2. SOE BIT 116. 18C and 3P for DZ in Norway. Weather as above forced aircraft to return. No enemy opposition.
AIR-27-2041-20 p10+12
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Langmyr | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Rivenhall | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/Lt Brierly D S C | Se mer |
| F/O Fisher G E M | Se mer |
Transportmiddel
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Short Stirling IV LK551 E7-Z ✬ | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK122 8Z-F ✬ | Se mer |
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