Operational sorties Detailed view
Fg Off. Otto Hjalmar Antoft
Unit
190 Sqn
Aircraft
Stirling Mk. IV , LJ895
Date
12.08.44
Time
23:45 - 06:00
Details
Fifteen aircraft took off between 2200 hrs. and midnight for Occupied French Territory to drop 101 containers, 11 panniers, 2 packages and 96 paratroops. F/L Gardiner, S/L Gibbs and F/O Bebarfald did not drop owing to reception signals at the D.Z. All other aircraft were successful.
- CAN, F/S Herger, R. B., Pilot
- CAN, F/O Antoft, O.H., Nav.
- CAN, F/O. MacDonnell, J.K., A/B
- CAN, F/S. Whitlock, L.I., W/Op.
- Sgt. Hilliard, L.G. F/E
- CAN, F/S. Thomas, J.C., A.G.
- Sgt. Palmer, -
Source
AIR 27/1154
Note
Operation S.A.S. Fifteen aircraft took off for France between 2200 hours and midnight, to drop paratroops and containers. They all landed at base after having been airborne for approximately 7 hours. (Form 540)