21 Squadron War Diary
1900 hrs Tortorella, Italy
The National Archives' reference AIR 27/269/2APPENDIX "B"SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 541ASheet No. | Op/Rep. Ref No. | Date | Squadron|---|---|---|1 | 541 | 3 Feb 44 | 21 SAAFType of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores | Captain. | MAJOR ORDAircraft No. | 1 Mk. 3A, 11 Mk. 4 | Crew | LT HODGESAircraft Letter | See over | Formation LeaderTime Up | 1348 A Hrs 1st a/c | Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLATime Down | 1535 A Hrs last a/cTotal Time | 19.00 HoursType of Cloud | Cirrus and Cirrus Stratus | Map or Chart ReferenceAmount of Cloud | 1/10 - 2/10Base of Cloud | 20000/25000' | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147 LANCIANOVisibility | 8/10 - 9/10 Cu over mountains inland.General Weather | GoodTask or Duty | MANOPPELLO RR STATION (G051113)Time | Height | Place | Narrative| | | BASE | S/c TERMOLI1404 | 3500 | TERMOLI | Made one circuit1422 | 11000 | TERMOLI | S/c CASOLI1426 | 11000 | TERMOLI | S/c TARGET1437 | 14000 | CASOLI | On bombing run - to. 360 T.1441 | 10100 | TARGET | S/c CASOLI1442 | 10000 | TARGET | S/c BASE1443 | 10000 | CASOLI | Over BASE1511 | 2000 | BASE | Landed1520 | | | Last a/c landed1535 | | |(Signature illegible) Capt.SIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.Part B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q. R.A.F., M.E. Instruction 34. P.T.O.