Danish WW2 Pilots

Fg Off. Otto Hjalmar Antoft

Unit

190 Sqn

Aircraft

Stirling Mk. IV , LJ833

Date

11.07.44

Time

01:45 - 05:20

Details

Seven aircraft were despatched, six of these succeded in dropping 141 containers, 12 Panniers, 1 Packet and 5 S.A.S. Troops. F/S Derbyshire was not able to identify the D.Z. and brought containers back.

  1. CAN, F/S Herger, R. B., Pilot
  2. CAN, F/O Antoft, O.H., Nav.
  3. CAN, F/O. MacDonnell, J.K., A/B
  4. CAN, F/S. Whitllock, L.I., WOP/Air.
  5. F/S. Hilliard, L.G., F/E
  6. CAN, F/S. Thomas, V.C., A.G.

Source

AIR 27/1154

Note

Operation Grog. Seven aircraft took off in the very early hours to drop containers on French territory. They were all airborne for approximately 3 1/2 hrs. (Form 540)

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