21 Squadron War Diary
1202 hrs Tortorella, Italy
21 SQUADRON, SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE.27th December, 1943. 30th December, 1943.TORTORELLA.27th Cont.aircrew (pilot - Lieut. Ashton) reported for duty.28thThere were no operations again to-day. The strong,bitterly cold wind kept up the whole day long, slacking offslightly towards nightfall.29thAlthough still very cold, the weather conditions hadimproved sufficiently to allow an operation to be carried out.The target for this raid was a merchant vessel anchored westof Skradin, Yugo Slavia. The attack took place at 12,000 feet;most of the bombs overshot in the very bumpy weather, but onebomb fell slightly short of target.Sortie Report No. 498.Appendix "Q"Squadron Routine Order No. 105/43.Appendix "R"Squadron Routine Order No. 106/43.Appendix "S"30thA formation took off at 12.02 hours to attack troop