AM 468 SOE Operation BRIDLE 3 XV Reeve

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Særmelding BBC : "Kålrabien er lekker"
Code : JERV Signal bakke: "F" Signal fly:NA
EUREKA: 1: NA, 2: 3: 4:
GEE:NA

CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND MERKNAD
12 8 4 05:00 Harringtron via Kinloss 09:30
12 8 4 05:30 Harringtron via Kinloss 09:45
0(12) 0(8) 0(6) 05:30
12 8 05:45 Harringtron via Kinloss 10:13

Squad: 856 BS 492 BG

1. Lt. Norman B-24H-15-FO 42-52695 5Z-J
2. 2Lt Prilliman Dale B-24H-20-FO 42-94819 5Z-P
3. 2Lt Polansky Eugene B-24H-20-CF 42-50331 5Z-T
4. Lt. Luttrell B-24L-10-FO 44-49535 9A-O

Out: 20:00/20:15/ /20:11 DROP NC/NC/NC/NC

• 1
• I'Lone L. Norman - Pilot ASN 0680061
• George J. Hoerter - Copilot ASN 0713443
• Clayton P. Scott - Copilot ASN 0673740
• Robert H. Archer - Navigator ASN 0722804
• William F. Wilson - Bombardier ASN 0769330
• Douglas V. Bartley - Engineer ASN 36462183
• Huey P. Coltharp - Gunner ASN 38493126
• Ryan J. Elton - Gunner ASN 7032765
• John J. Zlotohoski - Disp ASN 33609666
• 2
• Dale Prilliman - Pilot ASN 02059596
• James L. Paton - Copilot ASN 0928930
• William D. Moore - Bombardier ASN 15344206
• Alfonse Anastasio - Navigator ASN T-134619
• Willard Swindlehurst - Engineer ASN 31288752
• Francis Zawistoske - R.O. ASN 13110823
• Jack L. Keadle - Gunner ASN 35770485
• Grassfield Disp
• 3
• Henry L. Polansky - Pilot ASN O-721858 (KIA) ✝
• Peter C. Pulrang - Copilot ASN O-824211 (WIA)
• Charles J. Allessio - Navigator ASN O-721858 (KIA) ✝
• Frederick W. Smickle,Jr. - Bombardier ASN O-785613 (KIA) ✝
• William K. Stevens - Engineer ASN 31268922 (KIA) ✝
• William E. Lewis,Jr. - Engineer ASN 39120406 (KIA) ✝
• Edward W. Kussman - Gunner ASN 37261765 (KIA) ✝
• Eugene J. Graf,Jr. - Gunner ASN 33750770 (KIA) ✝
• 4
• Richard A. Luttrell - Pilot ASN 0705979
• Keith L. Green - Bombardier ASN 0772961
• Robert A. Wright - Navigator ASN 0722411
• Leonard M. Brock - Copilot ASN 0771279
• Noland V. Arnold - Engineer ASN 17128155
• Jack W. Horton - Gunner ASN 38537568
• Ervin L. Brown,Jr. - Gunner ASN 6394208
• W Williams - R.O
• Blackmarr S-Phone

Agents:
Trygve Berge T/sgt 39031393 (Z-10-7) ✝
Eddie O Sondeno T/5 39614907 (Z-10-8) ✝
Leif E Meland T/5 32869494 (Z-10-9) ✝
Gjerulf Ottersland T/5 32624142 (Z-10-10) ✝
Johannes S Rørvik T/5 37311880 (Z-10-11) ✝
Edward E Kjelness S/Sgt 39230883 (Z-10-12 ) ✝

1. Weather bad, unable to locate DZ. No Rebecca in ship. Recommend only Rebecca ships be used on this target.

Kinloss 20:15 3000', 6415/0600E 23:36 10000', 6415/0600E 00:50 4000', Kinloss 04:48 2000'.

Moderate heavy flak at6400/0600E at 10000', 00:50. Undercast & sever icing.

2. Weather prevented crew from locating target.

Kinloss 20:15 500', Dalsøyra 22:05 10000', Vingsand 00:38 5000', Kinloss 05:25 5000'.

9/10 undercast at target 10/10 at coast going in. Sever icing- Weathrer prevented completion.

3. * Crashed in the Orkney islands - 13 DNB Aircraft crashed.
MACR Kirkland, Mainland, Orkney 31 march 1945 04:50
Loss of #3 & #4 engines and icing confitions. Emergency forced landing. Look at report under.

4.DZ identified by H2X

Kinloss 20:13 500', 6422/1018E 23:43 6000', 6412/1018E 00:52 6000', Kinloss 05:40 2000'.

10/10 undercast and severe icing compilation.

HS2-132 s244

Statement of Co-pilot on A/C 42-50331 10th april 1945.
To: A/C investigating officer 492 BG, AAF 179
I was co-pilot on Aircraft #42-50331 on the morning of the 31st of March 1945.
Lt Polansky crew with me as Co-Pilot was returning from a mission to Norway. We were flying at approx. 2000 feet, under instrument conditions.
The first indication of trouble was the loss of power on #3 and #4 engines, due to carburator icing which was overcome with intercoolers and booster pumps. About a half hour later, #4 went out and we were never able to get it as a source of power again. Fuel pressure gauge read 3 pounds.
The fuel fluctuated from zero to approx. three hundred, so we attempted to transfer fuel from #2 main tank., Althrough the setting were correct, there was no indication that fuel actually transferring. We immediately salvoed the load.

Beleaving we were near our destination, I went onto 6440 KCS and called the base. There was no answer.
Three og four minutes after #4 cut out, #3 went, and Pilot gave "Bail-out" command on intercom, repeating it three times, and turning to me, said:" Get out". I immediately left my seat and headed for the bombay. The Radio Operator was at this position and had not heard the warning, so I grabbed his arms, yelled "Bail-out" and went on. The engeneer was on the catwalk and I did not see whether he had his chute on or not, howeveer, under the circumstances, I imagine that he did. I sat down in the catwalk and left the aircraft.
Before any loss of power at all, we had been on A-5. With the first indication of trouble, the pilot took over himself. We had icing on the ship at the time that #4 went out. The De-icer boots were on, but we turned them off hoping that the ice woould not be as bad as the expanding and contraction of the boots. This would have been the casr had not #3 gone later.
I am sure in my mind that the personnel had in the waist (not gunners) did not have their chutes on; probably the gunners were trying to help them. After the bail-out calls on the interphone, I heard nothing on the radio, so do not know what was going on in the nose.

Peter C. Pulrang 1st Lt. Air Corps Co Pilot

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