21 Squadron War Diary
0847 hrs Pescara, Italy
OORLOGSDAGBOEK.—WAR DIARY.OF—VAN21 SQUADRON, SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE.Van/From 13th July, 1944. (Band/Volume.) Aan/To 14th July, 1944.PESCARA. | 13th Cont. | Second raid. Twelve Baltis (two of which returned withbombs owing to engine trouble) took off to bomb a road junctionat R.025415. First box dropped a stick right lateral errorstraddling secendary road; second box also had a lateral error tothe right from R.029411 to R.031416. Slight heavy ack-ack,inaccurate from Montevaichi. All aircraft returned. Area coverprovided by Spits. Sortie Report No. 760. | Appendix "R"| | | Lieuts. Granger, Hussey, Kriel (pilots); 2/Lt. Lister (observer)and W/Os. Adams, Horscroft, Jordaan, Oldfield, Rabie and Swale(WT/AGs.) reported for duty.| 14th | | One raid to-day. Twelve Baltimores airborne at 08.47 hoursto attack fuel dumps at Tavola. They set course with an escortof eight Spits. First box straddled target, one explosion withwith black smoke observed. Second box overshot slightly withone direct hit on a large building. Heavy ack-ack, moderate and | 13