Luftwaffe
Mail drops
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 |
Code |
Operation |
Ref |
FW 200 |
3/KG 40 |
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 |
|
Do 26 V6 |
E-stelle |
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 |
Unternehmung Bassgeiger - Kap Sussi, Shannon Island
WBS 2 Coburg
FW 200 |
3/KG 40 |
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 |
|
FW 200 |
KG 40 |
? |
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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