Wednesday, 7 March 1945

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21 Squadron War Diary

1530 hrs Iesi, Italy
The National Archives' reference AIR 27/271/315921 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. DATE 7th MARCH 1945.RAID ON FACTORY CONTAINING STORES PP M 378793.REF. MAP ITALY 1.1000,000 SHEET NO 76 FERRARA.T/OFF 1530 Hrs. OPREP NUMBER 956. OPERATION NO. 161/21S/M. v v v v v M v v
A 429. MAJ. SMITH WATERMEYER HATSWELL BRINK STUBBS WILDING.[Handwritten tick marks above each name; "M" handwritten above STUBBS] v v v v v v v v
D 474 F/O HANNA QUAIFE DICKINSON OLDFIELD van der BERG RAS.[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v
C 550 LT. GOUGH HORNE NAUDE OVEREE SMITH T. MATHEW.[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
G.519 LT. KRIEL PRETORIUS GILDENHUYS DINN RICHARDSON SANDELANDS. [Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
F.575 LT. CLOETE CALLAGHAN MASTERS. PAXTON VENTER GREIJBE[Handwritten tick marks above each name; "MASTERS" handwritten after CALLAGHAN] v v v v v v v
S.566 LT. BECKE MEYER JOHNSTONE HEALE GIDLOW McCAUSLAND[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
V 583 LT. GRANGER RICHARDSON W. BAILEY ADAMS KRUGER WOOD.[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
Y 537 LT. ACKERMAN DORE STEENKAMP GOODWIN MALAN STEPHENS. [Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
B 561 CAPT. MUSGROVE GOBLE JORDAAN RABIE JONES COOK.[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
U 557 LT. QUAIL LOUWRENS KRES DOUGLAS WILSON SOLOMON.[Handwritten tick marks above each name] v v v v v v v
W 477 LT. FRANCIS von HOLDT ALBERTYN ANDREWS LAIRD RENNIE. [Handwritten tick marks above each name]TIMES:- 1.50 Hours. (U.O. 20. MIN)[Handwritten "1.50 Hours." and "(U.O. 20. MIN)" and "W. 055 MIN" next to TIMES]REMARKS:-

Transcriber's Notes

S.A.A.F
South African Air Force.
T/OFF
Take Off.
OPREP
Operational Report.
F/O
Flying Officer.
L.T
Local Time.
Capt
Captain.

MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard Allied aerial ordnance classifications for high-explosive bombs. Missions against industrial and storage targets by 21 Squadron typically employed 500 lb or 250 lb GP bombs to ensure penetration of fortified structures.

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