3. Resupply

RESUPPLY

Resupply was arranged as the country was known to be difficult

for food, and in order to provide more explosive and thereby lengthen the

potential operational period. Signals were sent to the various parties,

advising them of the date and place of the drops shown in the table below.

Party date D.Z. load height Comments

A 24/25 Q 413309 15 containers 600 ft. No lights observed but

drop made.

B 24/25 Q 669431 15 containers 1000 ft. 1 torch flashed U.

Seen by A/C.

i 24/25) ( -- i. D.Z. not located)No

C1 ) Q 646131 15 containers ( )drop

ii 25/26) ( -- ii. 10/10 cloud )made

i 24/25) ( -- i. D.Z. not located

C2 ) Q 570055 15 containers (

ii 25/26) (3500 ft. ii. No lights observed

but drop made.

Resupply which appears to have been successful for B1, failed to

work for parties A and C1 because their wireless sets had broken during the drop and the signals were never received. The containers were dropped

blind to these parties. Weather conditions prevented the D.Z. for C2

from being identified.