AM 366 SOE Operation CROP XIX 1 Chiffchaff Red
Beskrivelse
Særmelding BBC : "Husmoren brygger øl (Palestina)"
Code : AURIKKEL Signal bakke: "B" Signal fly:NA
EUREKA: NA
GEE:NA
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
13 3 05:30
13 3 05:10
Squad: RAF 298/666
1. W/O Mackrill R F Halifax III NA103 8T-M "B" Flight
2. F/O Roberts J V Halifax III MZ957 9U-N "D" Flight
Out: 19:20/19:40 DROP NC/NC
- 1
- W/O MacKrill R F Pilot
- F/S Healey R H Nav
- F/S Smedley D A/B
- F/S Wall W H Wop/air
- F/S Bridge F A/G
- Sgt Parnell A W F/eng
- 2
- 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
1. Unsuccesssfull. DZ 600930/114630E covered by 10/10ths cloud.
Route: Based - 5645/0615E - 5800/0910E - 5907/1106E - DZ - RSR.
Eng: 21:41 Cromer 04:07 Cromer
Nor: Not identified.
N.Sea Vis good -- until Skagerak reached. Norway, 10/10ths at 2000'. WInd 331/32 mph.
Bad visibility pver Norway prevented any chance of identifying DZ. Port outer u/s at 02:05 hrs 8000', 5710/0600E. Aircraft landed base on 3 engines. Pilot unable to pinpoint due to cloud & aircraft off track after leaving Norw. coast. Pilot unable to decide point of crossing Norwegian Coast.
2. Not completed due to 10/10 cloud over DZ. DZ not identified. No drop.
Route: Based - 5645/0615E - 5800/0910E - 5907/1106E - DZ - RSR.
No enemy action.
AIR-27-1649_2 p53 AIR-27-1653 p154
AIR-27-2159-22 p13
Til Sted
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Grønlien | Se mer |
Fra Base
| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF Tarrant Ruston | Se mer |
Deltakere
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| F/S Mackrill R F | Se mer |
| F/O Roberts J V | Se mer |
Fremdrift
| Navn | Lenke |
|---|---|
| Handley Page Halifax III NA103 8T-M ✬ ✝ | Se mer |
| Handley Page Halifax III MZ957 9U-N ✬ | Se mer |
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