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AM 456 CRUPPER 49 (GREENFINCH) 1 Skarplitjern – 21. februar 1945
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Særmelding BBC : "Kamelen baklengs gjennom porten"
Code : APPELSIN Signal bakke: R Signal fly: ?
CON PAK M HD CRS SPD LAND . MERKNAD
17 3 700 310 140 06:40 OF/ 1)
06:42 OF/ 2)
Squad: ?
1: F/O Wilson K H Stirling IV LJ921 ??-N
2: W/O Keogh Rugby (NZ) Stirling IV LJ927 QS-H
Out: 20.2.45 20:23/21:02 Drop: 01:37
- 1
- F/O Wilson K Pilot
- F/O Cummins D H Nav
- W/O Anderson J A/B
- Sgt Lydon S F/eng
- W/O Mathiesson C A W/Op
- F/S Lewis J B A/G
- 2
- W/O Keough R Pilot
- F/S Scory C F Nav
- F/S Lovelass A/B
- Sgt Stevensson R H F/eng
- W/O Bowen R A W/Op
- W/O Coom T C A/G
Ten aircraft were detailed to take part in the above operation but one a/c failed (Russel - C4) to take off owing to tecknical failure. the remaining nine aircraft found excellent weather conditions over the whole route. For the most part reception was very good and seven of the aircraft delivered their loads. The remaining two failed to get reception and brought their loads back, On return eight of the aircraft landed sucessfully at Base, the other aircraft landad at Hetfield owing to the unserviceability of navigational side. The only opposition encountered was from A-A-ships about 25 miles off the enemy coast and the fire was from light calibre guns, but none of our aircraft substained any damage. One fighter was reported in the dropping zone area by ops of the aircraft.
1) Fullført
2) Oppdraget avbrutt, droppsted ikke funnet, lasten returnert til basen.
Det var Gr. 14223 Sokna som tok i mot slippene ved Skalpelitjern. Halvard Borgenvik og Gudbrand Strømmen var med på disse slippene og de har selv berettet om dem i intervju opptatt på lydbånd.
Fra Greenfinch 22.02. 1945
Takk for ett fly til appelsin natt til 20de. 12 containere og 2 pakker. Vi er fortsatt klar til å ta i mot. Olsen
Steder
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| Sendt fra: RAF Great Dunmow | Se mer |
| D-14.2 SLIPP ┬ plass Skalpelitjern | Se mer |
Mennesker involvert
Navn | Lenke |
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| Halvard Borgenvik | Se mer |
| Gudbrand Strømmen | Se mer |
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Nyttige lenker
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| Bjørn Geirr Harsson og Per Chr Hurum; De kom om natten, Fallskjermslipp til Milorg D14-2 i 1942-45 | Se mer |