AM 403 SOE operation STIRRUP X 2 Sunshine

Beskrivelse

Squad: RAF 297
1: F/O Hart D Halifax III MZ650 P5-H
2: F/Lt Watkins W D Halifax III NA141 P5-N
3: F/Lt Brott C S Halifax III NA125 P5-O C fLight
4: F/O Hodge Halifax III NA688 L5-X D flight

Out: 21:24/21:29 DROP 02:10-30 C/02:05 C
Out: 21:32/21:21 DROP 02:19 C/02:14 C

• 1 Crew:
• P/O Hart D Can Pilot
• F/O Webster T L Can Nav
• F/S Todd M Bri Wop
• W/O Keough R Can A/S
• W/C Devlin R J Can A/B
• Sgt Derrington J Bri F/Eng
• 2 Crew:
• F/L Watkins W D Pilot
• P/O Stavely R Nav
• W/O Rhodes G W A/G
• F/S Richardson R A/B
• Sgt Fitz-Gibbon F/eng
• 3 Crew:
• F/L Brott C S Nz Pilot
• F/S Davies D Nav
• F/S Mills L Wop
• F/S Griffith R A/G
• F/S Pearson J A/B
• Sgt Caldwell J F/Eng
• 4 Crew:
• F/O Hodge J G Pilot
• F/S King D A Nav
• F/S Yorke J W/op
• F/S Stephenson L A/G
• F/S Jenkins J A/B
• F/S Harbour J F/Eng

1. SOE target STIRRUP 10. TOT: 02:10 hrs to 02:30 hrs. No reception. Load of 13 containers and 3 panniers dropped on alternative target Stirrup 4 recogniced visually TOT 02:38-02:43. Crews reported light flak at 03:13 hrs from ship ins posn:5822N-0840E. 10000'-slash seen 5/10 miles to SE.

ID lake TRV 5 miles SE of DZ. on first run in DZ coverede with cloud. Stirrup 2 - Rebecca - Light falshing "N"Nuts over light. Dropped in two runs. Parachutes seen to open.

Route: Base-Wells-5627/0503E-5754/0900E-5815N/0830E-5941N-0800E-DZ-RSR

Outw Eide: 0113 hrs 10000'.
Inwa: Eide: 0312 hrs 10000'.

2. SOE target STIRRUP 10. TOT: 01:55 hrs to 01:58 hrs. No reception. Load of 13 containers and 3 panniers dropped on alternative target Stirrup 2, 594115N-075700E. TOT 02:00-02:05.Target recogniced my map reading and light flashing "E".

Dropped over center lights up wind at right angles to light. Cont&packages went in one run - Shutes seen to open.

Route: Base-Wells-5627/0503E-5754/0900E-5815N/0830E-5941N-0800E-DZ-RSR

Outw Eide: 01:22 hrs 10000'.
Inwa: Eide: 02:35 hrs 10000'.

Very good over Norway. CLoud 4/10-7/10 over sea, cleared in Skagerak NIL over Norway, wind 350/40 mph. On way back lights were seen on Stirrup 10 after laod have been dropped on alt. DZZ.

3 Captain: Stirrup 10 DZ 594540/080440E. TOT 02:07 hrs to 02:19 hrs. Target rec. by map reading and light flashing "Z". DZ identified by GEE and Mapreading. 1/d lake on run up. dropped 10 deg port of lights av02:19 in one run. Parachutes seen to påen, 5 parachutes seen to land dead on DZ. Stick 0,1 mile. 2 containers departed late.

Route: Base-Wells-5627/0503E-5754/0900E-5754N/0900E-5816N/0830E- 5942N/0800E-DZ-RSR

Out Eide 01:18 hrs 10000'
Inn Eide 02:50 hrs 10000'

Fine, Bumpy, 4/40 over sea - Little scatterred over Norway Wind 330/20mph. 340/50 mph over DZ. Very quiet trip.

4 Captain: STIRRUP 10 .- TOT 02:09 hrs to 02:14 hrs. Target identified by lights. 9 containers and 3 panniers were dropped. 4 containers hung up and fell into sea the bomb door were opened during the return flight. Stick 0,1 mile.

DZ found by map reading and mountain on port side on run up tp DZ. Dropped along lights into wind. 4 containers jettisoned - see para 14. Eide, 15 miles south 02:50, 7000'.

First package went with stick - the others about 5 secs later. Bombdoors were opened over sea, and R/G reported that 4 containers the fell. B/A gave a ligt test over DZ and thought all load had gone. There was probably a partial electrical failure.
Route: Base-Wells-5627/0503E-5754/0900E-5754N/0900E-5816N/0830E-
5942N/0800E-DZ-RSR

Out Eide 01:30 hrs 10000'
Inn Eide 02:45 hrs 10000'

Drifting clouds over Norway. Low cloud over sea clearing at Norwegian coast.

Field acknowledge loads.

Air-27-1648_2 p59 Air-27-2577 p57
Air-27-1648_2 p59 Air-27-2577 p60
Air-27-1648_2 p59 Air-27-2577 p62
Air-27-1648_2 p59 Air-27-2577 p64

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