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AM 059 CHAFFINCH 2 Tyristrand – 19. april 1943
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Code : Signal bakke: Signal fly: ?
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
? ? 05:15 OF/OM
Squad: RAF138
1. F/O KUZMICKI Halifax III 627 NF-P
Out: 21:00 Drop: ?
Tempsford 19/20/4-1943 21:00 Halifax aircraft P627 took off on operation CENTAUR/CHAFFINCH 2 captained by F/O KUZMICKI. Target Norway. Operation completed. Landed Base 05:15 hr
Det er ukjent hvorfor operasjonen i RAF138 loggbok har fått to operasjoner: Centaur og Chaffinch 2. Ian Herrington skriver i Special operations:
CENTAUR:
"SOE. assisted by the Norwegian military authorities, was involved in and contributed to
three COHQ coup de main operations between the summer of 1942 and the end of the winter
of 1943 against economic targets in Norway. The first in September 1942. Operation
Musketoon. referred to as 'Knottgrass-Unicorn' in SOE files, was against the Glomfjord
power station, which supplied energy to the aluminium smelting factory at Haugvik in north-
west Norway. SOE provided Norwegian guides from NIC (1), training, intelligence and
specialist equipment. Two officers and eight other ranks from No. 2 Commando undertook this
operation, which initially was called 'Centaur'. The two Norwegians were Sergeant Magnus Erling Djupdræt and Corporal Sverre Granland. Seven of the Britains and Djupdrædt were
captured, while four men escaped to Sweden." The operation was successfully carried out and
made a small but valuable contribution to the failure of Germany's ambitious plans for
aluminium production in Norway."
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