21 Squadron War Diary
0900 hrs Convoy
NO. 21 SQUADRON. S. A. A. F.9th March, 1943.Convoy. Sertain to El Assa. | 9thafter the night-stop. This held it up until 09.00 hrs. TheAdj. went on to Tripoli to get the timing for the convoy to getonto the Main Tripoli Zuara road, and met the convoy again at theturnoff to by-pass Tripoli some fifteen miles East of same. (Allconvoys have to go though a veritable maze of roads just Southof Tripoli.) The Adj. had the cheering??? news that the roadwest from Tripoli was so booked up on the morrow that it wouldbe impossible to get through. The Movement Control had thereforeinstructed that the Squadron had to move tonight and had to beat the Olivetti control point, some 15 miles West of Tripoliready to move off at 20.00 hrs. As it was then 17.30hrs. it wasimpossible to stop for tea especially as the shy was overcast andthe maze of unknown tracks South of Tripoli had to be passed beforenightfall. This however was a forlorn hope as some of the vehiclestook a wrong turning and the Adj. sent the rest of the convoy on[Page No.] 166