TNA / Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1

Collection details

TNA Unclassified 1

A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: Unclassified 1

Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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344	Log in to enlarge	3. SECRET MO - 253 continued...... 115) 12. La Panne, and from 0115 to 0200/3. almost continuous flares were On the night of Sunday June 2nd. Sheldrake was 2 miles off observed on a bearing which varied from 350degs. to 005degs. at an about 3 minutes (timed). Another was lit to replace it when it burnt estimated range of 5 to 7 miles, height 1000ft. Each flare burnt for out. The peculiarity of these flares was that they did not appear to be carried by aircraft, and they did not lose height: of this I am certain. One only did fall, and it was immediately replaced by another burning at the steady height. MMANDER-I 4- JUN 1940 * THE NORE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN COMMAND. II. No. R.E. 2/010. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, H.M. SHIPS & VESSELS, THE NORE. Submitted in accordance with your 1121/2. 2. With reference to Paragraph 12. These flares may possibly have been flown from local patrol vessels. with some form of kite suspension. (Sgd.) H.R. Marrack. COMMODORE-IN-CHARGE, 4th June, 1940. SHEERNESS III. No. 3033/477.0.0/40 SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY. 7 JUN 1940 (Copies to:- Flag Officer Commanding, Dover. Commodore-in-Charge, Sheerness.) LITERY New Forwarded for the information of Their Lordshi with reference to Nore Message 1554/5th June. The Nore. 6th June, 1940. for A D M I R A L.	Commodore Sheldrake Dover May Miles

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 344.

3.
SECRET
MO - 253
continued. .....
115)
12.
La Panne, and from 0115 to 0200/3. almost continuous flares were
On the night of Sunday June 2nd. Sheldrake was 2 miles off
observed on a bearing which varied from 350degs. to 005degs. at an
about 3 minutes (timed). Another was lit to replace it when it burnt
estimated range of 5 to 7 miles, height 1000ft. Each flare burnt for
out. The peculiarity of these flares was that they did not appear to
be carried by aircraft, and they did not lose height: of this I am
certain. One only did fall, and it was immediately replaced by another
burning at the steady height.
MMANDER-I
4- JUN 1940
*
THE NORE
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN COMMAND.
II.
No. R.E. 2/010.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,
H.M. SHIPS & VESSELS,
THE NORE.
Submitted in accordance with your 1121/2.
2.
With reference to Paragraph 12. These flares
may possibly have been flown from local patrol vessels.
with some form of kite suspension.
(Sgd.) H.R. Marrack.
COMMODORE-IN-CHARGE,
4th June, 1940.
SHEERNESS
III.
No. 3033/477.0.0/40
SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY.
7 JUN 1940
(Copies to:- Flag Officer Commanding, Dover.
Commodore-in-Charge, Sheerness.)
LITERY New
Forwarded for the information of Their Lordshi
with reference to Nore Message 1554/5th June.
The Nore.
6th June, 1940.
for A D M I R A L.