AM 084 SOE Operation ANVIL / CROW NC

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Squad: RAF 138
1. W/C Farley Whitley V Z9158 NF-K
2. Sgt. Jones Whitley V Z9125 NF-A

Out: XX DROP: ABADONED

Agents:
Jon Gunleiksrud
Finn Bjørn Johansen

"On the morning of the 5th January 1042, two aircraft were detailed to fly to Wick, with prosperous to operate from there, on Operation ANVIL/LARK, one a/c by W/C Farley and the other by Sgt Jones, Weather conditions were very bad, and the operation was abadoned."

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The 5th of January saw the repositioning of two Whitleys together with their passengers at Wick for W/Cdr Farley and Sgt Jones to fly ANVIL/LARK to Norway. This airfield was one of the most northern on mainland Scotland, the north west tip, and used to shorten the flight to Norway. However, the weather became so bad that the operation was abandoned and they returned to Stradishall. Later Kinloss and Lossiemouth became the starting points for Norwegian operations.

Agents by Moonlight, Freddie Clark.

"Bad weather closed in and it was not until the 5th that Farley and Jones were ordered to take their two Whitleys to Wick on the north-eastern tip of Scotland for an operation named 'AnviI/Lark'. They took their passengers with them, the idea being to use an advanced base for the next Norwegian operation to cut down the flying time. However, the bad weather persisted and the operation was cancelled."

Flights of the forgotten, K A Merrick

Første forsøk med fly var mislykket på grunn av dårlig vær. Den tidlige perioden var ikke fly så mye brukt. Denne flyturen var faktisk nr 3 til Norge - etter innsetting av SKYLARK A og CHEESE. ANVIL/LARK 5/1-42 tok dermed ikke av fra RAF WICK.

Andre forsøk var med NNIU opr. Ramose FEDERAL - 12/2-1942. og MK SIGLAOS fra Lunna til Silden ved Ålesund. Da ble Gunleiksrud landsatt, men lasten ble ikke tatt imot, og ny tur ble planlagt.

Tredje forsøk tok avgårde den 12 mars, MK FEIE fra Lunna med NNIU opr. Ramose IMPREST, 12/3-42 og der var Finn Bjørn Johansen med og skulle landsette. Denne ble også mislykket, da det ble oppdaget at han hadde gale papirer (Før landsetting) og de returnerte.

Fjerde forsøk: Tok av - 27 mars fra Lunna - med MK OLAF, NNIU Opr. Ramose IMPREST/JAMAICA 27/3-42 med var vellykket . Denne hadde også med en agent til CROW.

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