AM 332 SOE Operation CRUPPER XXXIII 4 Firecrest - Golden Eagle
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Sterk som en skinn fell"
Code : U Signal bakke: "J" Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
18 04:05
18 23:24
Squad: RAF 299
2: F/Lt Mitchell Herbert K Stirling IV LK284 X9-H
Out: 21:40/21:55 Drop: NC/NC
- 1
- 144224. F/O Keogh P D Pilot
- 148923. F/O West B
- 916692. F/S Cessarat K W
- 1802972. F/S Davis J
- 2220007. F/S Wakefield H K
- 2
- 42017. F/Lt Mitchell H K
- 115732.F/Lt Mayhew L
- 1576711. W/O Heald M
- Z.93281. P/O Wicklam L
- 1594011. Sgt Coewell F
1. Norway. Unsuccessful. Target not located owing to failure to obtain pin-point over Norwegian coast. Clouds 10/10ths, 4000'.
Norwegian coast 10000'. Position unknown. On crossing Norway coast no pin-point was obtained due to 10/10 clod at 4000'. Climbed to 10000', but were unable to ascertain position so returned to base. Approx pos. of turning 5824/08211E.
Load brought back to base. Ship seen 5800/0812E , at 00:20 hrs. Heigh 4000'.
2. Norway. Unsuccessful, No 7 tank leaking in fuelage, risk of fire. Returned early to base.
AIR-27-1654-24 p10 AIR-27-2587 p94
*The squadron would divide itself between four drop zones, two on 'Stirrup 8', two on 'Crupper 33' and a single crew on 'Snaffle 6 and 'Crupper 44'.
Flight Lieutenant Herbert Mitchell was forced to return to Shepherds Grove when No.7 fuel tank began to leak fuel into the fuselage. Wisely, the crew turned for home, landing at 23:35 hours. Flying Officer P Keogh entered the Skagerrak Straights, to find the whole coastal region blanketed by cloud.Climbing to the dizzy height of 10,000 feet in the hope of pinpointing their position, the crew reached as far as 58/24N-08/21E before turning for home.*More successful was F/Lt N Farrell RCAF (CRUPPPER 44) , they arrived over their D Z at 01:30 hours and immediately obtained the correct signal, a flashing ' Z ' . Wasting no time, the crew dropped their cargo over two passes from 500 feet .
Equally successful was the crew of F/Lt C Plummer. They arrived over 'Stirrup 8', which was located near Hyllebu in Telemark. Arriving at 01:01 hours. The crew received a flashing ' Y ' from members of Milorg below. The crew landed back at base at 05:26 hours, they had been airborne for 7 hours 48 minutes. They reported at briefing 'It was a good trip'.
#Se "Smith, Steve C "Dropping Hope From The Sky No. 299...."
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| Vierfjell | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| RAF Shepherds Grove | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
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| F/O Keogh P D | Se mer |
| F/Lt Mitchell Herbert K | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
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| Short Stirling IV LK239 X9-C ✬ | Se mer |
| Short Stirling IV LK284 X9-H ✬ | Se mer |
Galleri
Nyttige lenker
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Smith, Steve C "Dropping Hope From The Sky No. 299 Squadron Operations 1944-46" | Se mer |