{"id":5391,"date":"2021-05-20T00:28:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T22:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjefsjo.no\/the-crashsite-at-the-orkneys\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T09:04:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T08:04:37","slug":"the-crashsite-at-the-orkneys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gjefsjo.no\/en\/the-crashsite-at-the-orkneys\/","title":{"rendered":"The crashsite at the Orkneys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

On Easter evening, March 30, another plane crashed at Waliwall near Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands. It was on its way back from an unsuccessful cruise for “Operation Grouse” in Sn\u00e5sa and 13 of the 14 on board died. The aircraft was a B-24 Liberator and part of the USAAF ‘Carpetbagger’ top secret squadron of operations. The plane lost altitude due to icing in carburetors that caused engine failure, and it crashed near Wivenoe and burst into flames. Only two men came out, but one died when his parachute did not open at low altitude, the other survived the co-pilot with minor injuries.<\/p>\nPilot: 2\/Lt Henry L.Polansky
\nCo-Pilot: 1\/Lt Peter C.Pulrang.
\nBomb: 2\/Lt Fred W.Smickle.
\nNav: 2\/Lt Charles J.Allessio.
\nRadio: S\/Sgt William E.Lewis.
\nEng: Sgt Kenneth W.Stevens.
\nW\/Gun: Sgt Edward W.Kussman.
\nTail Gun: Sgt Eugene J.Graf\n

\nPassenger N.O.R.S.O agents<\/h3>\nT\/5 Gjerulf Ottersland.
\nT\/5 Edward Kjelness.
\nT\/5 Eddie O.Sondeno.
\nT\/5 Johannes Rorvick.
\nT\/5 Leif E.Meland.
\nT\/Sgt Trgve Berge.\n

The story is also described in the book “Almost home” <\/a> by David W Earl.<\/p>\n

See also crashsiteorkney.com <\/a> and uswarmemorials <\/a> for more information<\/p>\n

Norwegian journalist Sven Arthur Ljosland has written an article about the two soldiers from southern Norway, who was killed in the accident.\u00a0You can read the article in the paper \u00a0F\u00e6drelandsvennen 14. april 2019 (after login)<\/a><\/p>\n\t

WW2 sabotage<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOperasjon rype\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

In the last months of the war during spring 1945. Gjefsj\u00f8en Mountain Farm was a central location as part of the sabotage operation “Operasjon Rype”. The saboteurs had their headquarter at the farm. Operasjon Rype’s mission was to sabotage the railroad through Tr\u00f8ndelag and Sn\u00e5sa. Today Home Guard’s task force “Rype” is named after the operation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about operasjon rype\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Restoring of Operasjon Rype’s headquarter<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOSS Gjefsj\u00f8en\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The building which was headquarter for Operation Rype was in bad shape after standing empty for years. OSS Gjefsj\u00f8en are now restoring the building.\u00a0The association OSS Gjefsj\u00f8en will convey the story of Operasjon Rype which in the final phase of World War II operated from its base on Gjefsj\u00f8en mountain farm. The building will be restored in the original appearance from when Operasjon Rype\u00a0was carried out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about OSS Gjefsj\u00f8en\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Licour based on local herbs and plants from Gjefsj\u00f8en<\/p>\n

\n\t\tGjefsj\u00f8­akevitt (Aquavit)\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

Distilled at Inder\u00f8y Brenneri (distillery) based on pure water, plants, herbs and botanicals from Gjefsj\u00f8en Mountain Farm. Made as a tribute to the heros from Operasjon Rype who had their base at Gjefsj\u00f8en in the end og World War II.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more about the aquavit\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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