Saturday, 29 July 1944 — War Diary

21 Squadron War Diary

2240 hrs Pescara, Italy

OORLOGSDAGBOEK.—WAR DIARY.OF—VAN21 SQUADRON, SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE.Van/From 22nd July, 1944. (Band/Volume.) Aan/To 29th July, 1944.PESCARA. | 22nd Cont. | as we feel, that all is well within. Another air raid alarmat 22.40 hours, all clear 10 minutes later. This sort of thingis becoming rather monotonous. Capt. Hamlet, Lt. de Kock, 2/Lts. Boyce, Dore & de Jager reported for duty.| 23rd | to | A quiet week apart from the very strenuous work that a29th | conversion entails. Several games of Soft Ball have been playedand the barracking is well worth listening to as there are noneof the opposite sex present to curb the somewhat lurid flow ofwell meaning and at times appropriate adjectives.| | | Squadron Routine Orders Nos. 70/44, 71/44 & 72/44. | Appendices "CC", "DD" & "EE"| | | During the week the following reported for duty : Lieut.Smit (observer); 2/Lts. de Kock & Downing (pilots). The C.O.Lt. Col. A.C. Jandrell, D.F.C. flew Col. A.J. Mossop,O.C. 3 Wing, to Bari as the latter is returning to the Unionon sick leave. | 21

Transcriber's Notes

Capt: Captain.
L.T: Local Time.
2/Lts: Second Lieutenants.
C.O: Commanding Officer.
Lt. Col: Lieutenant Colonel.
Col: Colonel.
D.F.C: Distinguished Flying Cross.
O.C: Officer Commanding.

Completion of Inspection:

All is Well: The text begins mid-sentence, concluding the thought from the previous page regarding Colonel Viljoen's inspection. The Squadron Commander was confident the Colonel left feeling "that all is well within.". This endorsement was crucial during a non-operational conversion period when scrutiny on discipline and training progress was typically high.

Camp Culture (The "Lurid Flow"):

The "Quiet Week" (Marauder Conversion):

Command Changes and VIP Flights:

Abbreviations: