21 Squadron War Diary
Tortorella, Italy
The National Archives' reference AIR 27/269/2OORLOGSDAGBOEK.—WAR DIARY.OF—VAN21 SQUADRON, SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCEVan/From 2nd February, 1944.Aan/To 3rd February, 1944.TORTORELLA.2nd | Cont. | Dugmore left for Bari, en route to the Union.3rdThe weather was good and the Squadron carried out an early operation. The target was the Railway Station at Sulmona in Italy. The main railway station was bombed; a stick of bombs fell across the Railway Yards and the road. Some direct hits were scored on track and buildings; the S.E. portion of the target was well covered by a close pattern of bombs. No opposition was encountered and all the aircraft returned safely.Sortie Report No. 540. | | Appendix "A"A second raid was carried out during the afternoon and the target was the Railway Station of Manoppello. The visibility was good and the target was well covered by concentrated bomb pattern. Both boxes bombed independently on their leaders. A direct hit was scored on a building, four direct hits on the