21 Squadron War Diary
1530 hrs Iesi, Italy
The National Archives' reference AIR 27/271/321 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. DATE 7th MARCH 1945.____________________ _________________ 159RAID ON FACTORY CONTAINING STORES PP M 378793.REF. MAP ITALY 1,100,000 SHEET NO 76 FERRARA.T/OFF 1530 Hrs. OPREP NUMBER 956. OPERATION NO. 161/21S/M.A 429. MAJ. SMITH WATERMEYER HATSWELL BRINK STUBBS WILDING.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓D 474 P/O HANNA QUAIFE DICKINSON OLDFIELD van der BERG RAS.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓C 550 LT. GOUGH HORNE NAUDE OVEREE SMITH T. MATHEW.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓G. 519 LT. KRIEL PRETORIUS GILDENHUYS DINN RICHARDSON SANDELANDS.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓F. 575 LT. CLOETE CALLAGHAN MASTERS. PAXTON VENTER GREIJBE✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓S. 566 LT. BECKE MEYER JOHNSTONE HEALE GIDLOW McCAUSLAND✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓V 583 LT. GRANGER RICHARDSON W. BAILEY ADAMS KRUGER WOOD.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓YY 537 LT. ACKERMAN DORE STEENKAMP GOODWIN MALAN STEPHENS.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓561 CAPT. MUSGROVE GOBLE JORDAAN RABIE JONES COOK.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓557 LT. QUAIL LOUWRENS KROS DOUGLAS WILSON SOLOMON.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓477 LT. FRANCIS van HOLDT ALBERTYN ANDREWS LAIRD RENNIE.TIMES:- 1.50 Hours. (U.O. 20. MIN)W. 0.55 MIN.REMARKS:-Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps:
Folio Number: 159 (Top right).
Marginalia: A handwritten "M" is inserted above the factory location coordinates "PP 378793".
Marginalia: "STUBBS" is handwritten above the crew names for aircraft A 429.
Marginalia: "W. BAILEY" appears with "W." handwritten before "BAILEY" in the crew list for aircraft V 583.
Marginalia: "(U.O. 20. MIN) W. 0.55 MIN." is handwritten next to the mission TIMES entry.
Tick Marks: Systematic handwritten check marks (✓) appear above crew names and aircraft designations, indicating administrative verification of flight participation.
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