Sunday, 11 October 1942 — War Diary

21 Squadron War Diary

October 11 L.G. 98

Instructions received from No. 3 S.A. Wing that only six aircraft are required at L.G.98 at present, three of which are to be on stand-by daily with 12 and 24 Squadrons. The remainder are to return to B.L.G. No operational flying today.

Transcriber's Notes

S.A: South African.
L.G. 98: Landing Ground 98.
B.L.G: Tmimi (Base Landing Ground, west of Tobruk).

* Operational Status Achieved (First Combat Sorties): This entry marks the official return of No. 21 Squadron to combat operations ("the first day of operations since the Squadron retired almost ten months ago"). The "ten months" refers to the squadron's withdrawal from the Crusader offensive in early 1942 for refitting and converting to Baltimore bombers.

L.G. 98 vs. L.G. "Y":