AM 428 SOE Operation CURB XI 3 Cormorant

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Særmelding BBC : "Hester og spurver"
Code : F11 (FRED) Signal bakke: "U" Signal fly: NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE: NA

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
4 1 180 06:52
13 1 500 180 07:01

Squad: RAF 644/298
1: F/O J V Roberts Halifax III MZ960 9U-F
2: F/O ATKINSON R J B Halifax III NA664 8A-X

Out: 02.3.44 19:51/20:15 Drop: 02:22/29

• 1
• F/O Roberts J V Pilot
• F/S Squire H C F Nav
• F/S Anderson E A/B
• F/S Hall W W/op
• W/O Bateman N J A/G
• Sgt Porter R J F/Eng
• 2
• F/O atkinson R J B Pilot
• F/O Pantellini L Nav
• F/O Smith A/B
• F/S Norris A J Wop/air
• F/S Jones E W A/G
• Sgt Creane B P Flight eng

1. SOE Operation Norway (Crupper 11.) FAIL: CURB 11 Completed.
2. SOE CURB 11 Successful, good reception

Pos of DZ 60.44.25 N 10.28.45 E Route - same as above. Some heavy flak encountered. vis unlimited over DZ.

Seven crews were detailed for SOE operations to Norway.

W/C Oliver, AM 190 CURB 1 (Cormorant) 5 Fjærskinstad seter

F/O Goss AM 216 CRUPPER 11 (GOLDEN EAGLE) 6 Tverrvasseter

F/Lt Roberts AM 428 CURB 11 (Cormorant) 3 Fjortentjernsmyren

successded in dropping their loads but

P/O Sinclair AM 469 EARS 2 30 km Øst Elverum s 491 styrtet i Nordsjøen etter slipp.

F/O Blake AM 350 CROP 18 Ved Årnes, D12.2

S/L Scott AM 319 PELHAM 8 (PHEASANT) 3 Nystølen

reported on reception.

After leaving Norway P/O Wells sent messages indicating that he would have to ditch and his last messag was sent at 0320 hrs in position 56N 0655E - Search parties were sent out by sea and air for several days and though a dinghy was found, nobody could be rescued. It was subsequently learned that P/O Wells completed his mission.

S/L Scott ws obliged to feather an engine over Norway and, before reaching the English coast, the oil pressure had dropped to 40 lbs/Sq.in. on two other engines. On reaching the coast S/L Scott made a 'Mayday' call and landed at Langham.

* Se Carl Petersen Luftkrig 1939-1945

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