Luftwaffe response to allied courier flights.

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Luftwaffe response to allied courier flights.

Beitrag von SES (†) » 05.11.2005 22:58

Throughout the war British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) continued their airline operations mostly in support of the war effort. One of the more spectacular routes established in 1941 was the one from Leuchars in Scotland to Bromma near Stockholm in Sweden. The aircraft employed included Hudsons, Loadstars, Whitleys, C-46, C-47 and Mosquitos. Among the passengers were Scandinavian nationals, who wanted to go to the UK and join the fight against Germany, but also individuals even more vital to the allied war effort. Professor Niels Bohr, who helped design the "Atom Bomb" flew from Bromma in the converted bomb bay of a Mosquito. The SOE and MI 5 was deeply involved in some of the passengers and cargo ferried. Part of V-Weapons, which through malfunction had crashed in Sweden was ferried on this route. Material collected by the Clandestine Danish Intelligence Service was complied in Sweden, processed and passed to MI 5. And finally Sweden sold ball bearings to the allies, which were also ferried along this route. Many of the aircrew were Norwegians, who had fled the country after the German occupation, were enlisted and trained in the RAF and were on contract with BOAC.
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http://www.gyges.dk/Courier%20flights%2 ... weeden.htm
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