AM 334 SOE Operation BIT XXII 1 Goldcrest
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : «Spiser din far lys»Code : NO 5 Signal bakke: "W" Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
18 3 20:45
Squad: RAF295
1: F/Lt SORLEY J Stirling IV LJ936 8E-Q "B" Flight
Out 18:02 Drop: NC
C lightening system letter "W" flash. 5319/0131E - 19:55 1000', 2 steady white light seen on sea. Point reached 5423/0248E 19:25 . Good vis, 2/3 miles, Wind 062/18 mph - 1000'.
23rd Dec: Towing during the day and operations carried out over Norway. The period of grounding produced unserviceability at take-off and eventually only five took off, the opther two going u/s. Only one sucess was registered by F/O A G Smith and crew, Weather was generally fair and good, over DZ. Other crews who took part were F/Lt Pearson, F/L R Scott, F/L Stewart, F/LT Sorley who was taken ill.(Returned early, pilot sick)
- J.12696 F/LT Sorley J Pilot
- 115538 F/Lt Tempest H A Nav
- 147123 F/O Hunt S J A/B
- 551575 P/O Bradbrooks A C W/op
- R.164970 F/S Mazlik V A/G
- 1819228 Sgt Cooke W J F/Eng
Jettisoned 30:32 from 500 ' in airfield.
Air-27-1644_2 p75 AIR-27-2583_3 p206
Til Sted
Tittel | Lenke |
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STRANDEMYR | Se mer |
Fra Base
Tittel | Lenke |
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RAF Rivenhall | Se mer |
Deltakere
Navn | Lenke |
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F/Lt Sorley J | Se mer |
Fremdrift
Navn | Lenke |
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Short Stirling IV LJ936 8E-Q -G5/L9-N ✬ | Se mer |