AM 001 SOE Operation CHEESE I / FASTING

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Code : Signal bakke: Signal fly:
EUREKA:
GEE:

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
2 2 04:45

Squad: RAF 138
1.P/O Smith Whitley V T4166 NF-Y

Out: 20:25 DROP In: 00:23

• Crew:
• P/O Smith A Capt
• Sgt Owen 2 pilot
• Sgt McFadden A/Ops
• F/Sgt Akehurst W/Operator
• Sgt Evans Despatcher
• F/Sgt Bruton R/Gunner

Agents:

Odd Starheim
Andreas Fasting

Captains report: A/C was airborne at 20:23 hrs and course was set for target at 20:31 Crossed English coast at Cromer at 20.59 hrn at 2,000
feet, port airscrew giving trouble. Commenced to climb to 8, 500 feet through several layers of thin cloud, reached this height at 22.41 hrs and levelled out above 6/10 Strato-Ciumulus.

Made landfall on enemy coast it 24.00 hrs, ten miles south of Flekkefjord - (ab 58°9.047"N′6°41′0.609″E) Cloud 2/10 ths, patches of mist, but target area quite clear visibility 10 miles, low cloud on the hills inland. 2nd pilot directed aircraft to target area and agents dropped from 2900 feet onto pin point at 00.23 hrs, two camcuflaged and one white canopy seen to open, and despatcher reports all four lines O.K. Leaflets dropped on Fede and Rørvig.
Enemy coast recrossed at 00:40 hrs near Vanse,, south of Flekkefjord.

Set course for base at 00:40 hrs, climbed to 8500'ft and encountered icicn, desceanded through 7/10 ths Stratus cloud in layers to make landfall on English coast North of Burmham Market at 04:01 hrs, height 2000'ft. Reached base at 04:42 hrs. Landed 04:45 hrs.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant. A. Smith(sign)

1. OC Name CHEESE/FASTING AC no: T4166
2. No. agent:: 2
3. Scheduled: Night Dec 22/23-1941
4. Completed: Night Jan 2/3 -1942
5. Reasons of delay: Postphoned on unfavorable Met.forecast 22/23-23/24-24/25-25/26-26/27-27/28-29/30-30/31-31/1-1/2 No AC serviceable nigth 28/29.
6. Parachutes: a) Type Small A's a Pck - 1 Pkg Skis. - b) Agent using: Cheese/Fasting c) Order of Dep: 1st/2nd/Pck/Skis 4th. ( Se bilde, Instr. to despatcher)
7. Capt. instr:

• a. Area FLEKKEFJORD
• b. PP: 18 mils N of FLEKKEFJORD rail.st., 28 miles ENE of Eigerøy Lighthouse, 2 miles W of Sirdals lake.
• c. Alt PP: None, but agents may be dropped at visible point in same area.
• d. Action if NC: Return to Base (RTB)
• e. Rec. arr: none
• f. AC Rec.signal : N/A
• e, ETA over target: 00:59

9. Conditions was good after leaving England, no difficult was encounteres in location target area. Navigation was exellent. Clear weather and bright moon over dropping point.

10. Desp, report: Agents made good drops without hesitation from 1000 feet.

11. R/gunner report: All parachutes observed to open

12. CO remarks: This agents booth took very large rucksacks, weitghting a considerable amount. This sacks should been discouraged as it makes egress for the aircraft difficult, adds danger for the landing.

Ref; AIR-27-956-1_1 24 HS2-132-168

Another notable operation took place the following night. the 2/3rd vvhen P/O Smith, his first operation as a Whitley captain flew CHEESE/FASTING to Norway. The target was on the southernmost tip of Norway in the Flekkeford area. Smith encountered trouble with his port airscrew soon after leaving the English coast at Cromer. He decided to continue and crossed the Norwegian coast 16km south of Flekkenford where there was 2/10th cloud and patches of mist. However the target area was clear and they dropped two agents and 2 package successfully from 2,000 feet. Three parachutes were seen to open, two were camouflaged and one white.
Agents by Moonlight, Freddie Clark.

En januarnatt i 1942 hoppet Odd Starheim ut i fallskjerm fra et britisk fly, og havnet uskadd på en øde plass i Sirdalsheiene. Flyet hadde også droppet containere, og de ble skjult i den dype snøen slik at Milorg-folk kunne hente dem siden. Enkelte ting tok han med seg og satte kursen rett mot Helle. Han kom fram til Gunvald med en flunkende ny sender, nye koder og nytt kallingssignal. De monterte stasjonen og fikk svar på det nye oppkallingssignalet. Forbindelsen Helle-London var igjen effektiv!

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