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Greenland


Capt. N.O.Jensen of Greenland Sledge Patrol and USCG Cutter Northland landing party
examining a german supply container from the air drop in Hansa Bugt.

 

Unternehmung Holzauge - Hansa Bugt, Sabine Island
WBS 1 Sachsen

Date

Plane

Sqdn
Base

Code

Operation

Ref

26.5.43

FW 200

3/KG 40
Værnes

F8+IL

Only air supply drop (10 containers) during the weather expedition (Holzauge and WBS 1 Sachsen) - no mail, but a number of "Liebesgaben" to the weather troop.

NE166

7.6.43

Do 26 V6

E-stelle
Tromsö

P5+FH

Evacuation flight - plane carried mail - first mail received during the expedition. Presumedly the plane also carried outgoing mail from the members who had to stay behind and wait for second evacuation flight.

NE168
GW160

 

Unternehmung Bassgeiger - Kap Sussi, Shannon Island
WBS 2 Coburg

12.1.44

FW 200

3/KG 40
Værnes

F8+NL

Supply flight - drop Mail and supplies near WBS 2 Coburg - could not locate shore station at Kap Sussi.
Mail delivered to Shore station on 14.1.44.

NE242

14.3.44

FW 200

KG 40
Værnes

?

Supply flight - drop Mail and supplies near Kap Sussi.
Mail delivered to the crew on WBS 2 Coburg on 20.3.44

NE244

  

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