Continuation by Mr. Einar Evensen:
After having had a good meal and rest at Lönningdal, Mr. Jakobsen and I started on our way home. We were in high spirits because we had succeeded so far.
The people at Björnen were notified that all was well and that they could now relax.
Nevertheless this operation had its consequences.
On the Sunday when we had led the airmen from our hiding place at Strönen to Lönningdal my family and I had been invited by our neighbours to join in the celebration of a confirmation. For obvious reasons I could not take part and my family had been able to explain away my absence.
Nothing happened until they were paid a visit by an unknown person who pretended to be a Secret Service agent. This person spread the rumour that he was in contact with people who had informed him that the Canadian airmen were under my protection.
My family again managed to weaken this assertion by telling that they knew nothing about what he was talking about. The man in question then told that he would come back the following Monday at 13:00 hours.
When I arrived home on that Monday morning, I was told what had happened and I therefore prepared myself for the meeting It was obvious that this man had to be stopped even if I had to use stronger means. Here seemed a match to be burning which could result in an explosion.
At the time stipulated the man arrived, but in order to avoid an ambush I had to put my family at guard. The stranger brought with him a man whom I knew well, but as things were, I did not trust other people than the members of the Mil.Org.-group and my nearest family. This acquaintance of mine most likely saved the life of the stranger because one could scarcely find a more irresponsible person. If he really represented the sources he pretended to do he could not act more stupidly.
What he told was that he was a Secret Service agent having a boat available off the Norwegian coast in order to fetch the airmen back to England as soon as he could get in touch with them. The result of the meeting was that the man got so scared that he dropped the matter completely.
It only remains to be told that I got the opportunity to bid good-bye to the six airmen when they were fetched by Mr. Sverre Ostervoll at Ospoy.
Everyone who had taken part in this action were grateful of having had the opportunity of collaborating and the task will be a life-long memory for them all. We succeeded because of faithful participation and self-sacrifice mingled with hatred against our enemies, audacity and luck.
During the raid and following apprehension in connection with this crash-landing and other illegal activity performed by the Mil .Org.-group at Os, two people were taken prisoners (hostages) and received a specially hard treatment. In lieu of Ingeborg Björnen her sister Hanna Björnen was captured and got a severe treatment. For Einar Evensen, his 71 years old mother Pernille Evensen was captured. When she was returned home she was nearly dead as a result of sickness which she brought on herself during the captivity.
Os, February 15th 1971.
Einar Evensen (sign.)
The contents of this report is hereby certified.
Jakob Hjelle (sign.)
Haldor Ovredal (sign.)
After having had a good meal and rest at Lönningdal, Mr. Jakobsen and I started on our way home. We were in high spirits because we had succeeded so far.
The people at Björnen were notified that all was well and that they could now relax.
Nevertheless this operation had its consequences.
On the Sunday when we had led the airmen from our hiding place at Strönen to Lönningdal my family and I had been invited by our neighbours to join in the celebration of a confirmation. For obvious reasons I could not take part and my family had been able to explain away my absence.
Nothing happened until they were paid a visit by an unknown person who pretended to be a Secret Service agent. This person spread the rumour that he was in contact with people who had informed him that the Canadian airmen were under my protection.
My family again managed to weaken this assertion by telling that they knew nothing about what he was talking about. The man in question then told that he would come back the following Monday at 13:00 hours.
When I arrived home on that Monday morning, I was told what had happened and I therefore prepared myself for the meeting It was obvious that this man had to be stopped even if I had to use stronger means. Here seemed a match to be burning which could result in an explosion.
At the time stipulated the man arrived, but in order to avoid an ambush I had to put my family at guard. The stranger brought with him a man whom I knew well, but as things were, I did not trust other people than the members of the Mil.Org.-group and my nearest family. This acquaintance of mine most likely saved the life of the stranger because one could scarcely find a more irresponsible person. If he really represented the sources he pretended to do he could not act more stupidly.
What he told was that he was a Secret Service agent having a boat available off the Norwegian coast in order to fetch the airmen back to England as soon as he could get in touch with them. The result of the meeting was that the man got so scared that he dropped the matter completely.
It only remains to be told that I got the opportunity to bid good-bye to the six airmen when they were fetched by Mr. Sverre Ostervoll at Ospoy.
Everyone who had taken part in this action were grateful of having had the opportunity of collaborating and the task will be a life-long memory for them all. We succeeded because of faithful participation and self-sacrifice mingled with hatred against our enemies, audacity and luck.
During the raid and following apprehension in connection with this crash-landing and other illegal activity performed by the Mil .Org.-group at Os, two people were taken prisoners (hostages) and received a specially hard treatment. In lieu of Ingeborg Björnen her sister Hanna Björnen was captured and got a severe treatment. For Einar Evensen, his 71 years old mother Pernille Evensen was captured. When she was returned home she was nearly dead as a result of sickness which she brought on herself during the captivity.
Os, February 15th 1971.
Einar Evensen (sign.)
The contents of this report is hereby certified.
Jakob Hjelle (sign.)
Haldor Ovredal (sign.)