AM 345 SOE Operation STIRRUP VIII 1 Swallow
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Fossen skummer rødt."
Code : LILLY Signal bakke: "A" Signal fly:NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
13 3 500 360 145 01:50 Div Lossimouth
13 3 700 245 140 01:57 Div Lossimouth
Squad: RAF 296/297
1. F/O Baglole Halifax III NA638 7C-L
2. F/Lt Watkins W D Halifax III MZ973 9W-O
Out: 18:06/17:59 DROP C ∕ C ∕
- 1
- F/O Baglole A S
- F/Lt Bowen E M
- F/Sgt Crookes H
- F/Sgt Wildman G W
- F/Sgt Threodore A L
- Sgt Rome H H
- 2
- F/L Watkins W D Pilot
- P/O Staveley R Nav
- W/O Walker R M Wop
- W/O Rhodes G W A/G
- F/S Richardson R A/B
- Sgt Fitz-Gibbon F/eng
1. SOE MISSION NORWAY. Successful. D'et på VET 2. No reception lights seen on arrival at the primary target (LILLY) , A/c flew to alternative target that was showing reception lights and the correct flashing of the letter 'A'. (VET 3 have "A": .-, and VET 2 have "R": .-., He miss the last dot and D'ed on VET 2. @Sizzling Viper). The load was dropped in one run. Height 500 ft. A.G.L. Heading N. I.A.S. 145.
2. SOE Operation STIRRUP 8. Alternative target "VET 3" . 13C and 3P dropped on VET 3 at 22:21 hrs. Target identified visually. Diverted go Lossimouth on return. Primary DZ reached 0.K. but owing to low cloud on surrounding
hills impossible to drop, A/C flew to alternative Dz, recognized by map reading and reception lights, the load was dropped in one run. Height 700 ft.A.G.L. I.A.S. 140. Heading 245°T
3. SOE operation 'STIRRUP 7" Alternative target "VET 3". Dropped 13C and 3P
HS8-145 s 297 - L 24-25-26-27-28
AIR-27-1645_2 p69 Says drop “A”- but real “R”. D't at VET 2 ATOR45-2-8
Air-27-2577 31 Air-27-1648_2 53 D't at VET 3 ATOR45-2-6
Telegram SWALLOW YELLOW 2/3-45.
93/94. 2.45. SWALLOW 3a 3 planes dropper on THORE.
93/94. 2.45 STIRRUP 8 Sorry about the drop failure on ARNE,
Report will come.
- " - ONE plane dropped on ARNE(S8) and PER(S7) each
SWALLOW YELLOW. 2. 3.45,
Telegram VARG 26/2-45
Copy to WAR ROOM. SN/AIR
27th Feb 45.
20/21.2.245 VET 10. Received at AGNES three planess.
23/24.2.45 VET 3A At LILLY (V3) two planes and
23/24.2.45 VET 2 At LAURA (V2) three planes.
VARG. 26.2.1945
Fra Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Hovann | Se mer |
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
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| Ramsleik | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Earls Colne | Se mer |
Til Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Lossiemouth | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/O Baglole | Se mer |
| F/Lt Watkins W D | Se mer |
Transportmiddel
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Handley Page Halifax III NA638 7C-L L5-X ✬ | Se mer |
| Handley Page Halifax III MZ973 P5-O ✬ | Se mer |
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