AM 306 SOE Operation CROP XIV 1 Chiffchaff Red
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Negeren er kvit som snø "
Code : KONVAL Signal bakke: "A" Signal fly:NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE:NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
13 3 500 360 135 08:20 Div. Earls Colne
Squad: RAF 298
1. F/Lt Atkinson R J B Halifax III NA658 8T-E "A" Flight
Out: 22:10 DROP 04:19 C
- 1F/O Atkinson R J B Captain
- F/O Pantellini L Navigator
- F/O Smith E C Air bomber
- F/S Norris A J WOP/Air
- F/S Jones E W Air gunner
- F/S Spares M S Flight Engeneer
1. DZ 602600/110823E. Successful drop of 13C & 3P. 3 red lights - white flashing "A" Ahle.. DZ identified by reading. N.E of Lake Hurdal. Dropped over centre light.
020:54 hrs, pos: 5815/0830E sighted 10 ships about 3000 tons -Stationary. A/C at 7000'.
Route: Base - Flambboro Head - 5740/0830E - 5908/0831E - 6000/1005E - DZ RSR to 5940/0830E - 5645/0614E - Earls Colne.
Over Norway, no cloud - vis. 10 miles. If we used more time for seearching DZ petrol situation would have been tight. Reception arrangements were very good.
Field acknowledge success drop. HS8-145-p286/7
AIR-27-1649_2 p24 AIR-27-1653 p87
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